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Beschreibung

An entertaining, beautifully illustrated and delightfully gruesome walking guide to London's horrific history.

An entertaining, revealing and beautifully illustrated walking guide to London's horrific history, Bloody London features walks that take in everything from Jack the Ripper's haunts, to the 'Route of the Damned' from Newgate Prison to Tyburn, to Gangland London, to the plague outbreak hotspots and burial pits, to the key places involved in the Great Fire of London, plus many more iconic and delightfully gruesome moments in London's history.

Each walk is beautifully illustrated with a map and gorgeous illustrations, and the book is perfectly pocket-sized so you can easily take it around with you as you go. David Fathers is the king of London walking guides, and Bloody London will delight both those who live in London and those visiting who are looking for a walking guide that's a little bit different.

An entertaining, beautifully illustrated and delightfully gruesome walking guide to London's horrific history.

An entertaining, revealing and beautifully illustrated walking guide to London's horrific history, Bloody London features walks that take in everything from Jack the Ripper's haunts, to the 'Route of the Damned' from Newgate Prison to Tyburn, to Gangland London, to the plague outbreak hotspots and burial pits, to the key places involved in the Great Fire of London, plus many more iconic and delightfully gruesome moments in London's history.

Each walk is beautifully illustrated with a map and gorgeous illustrations, and the book is perfectly pocket-sized so you can easily take it around with you as you go. David Fathers is the king of London walking guides, and Bloody London will delight both those who live in London and those visiting who are looking for a walking guide that's a little bit different.

Über den Autor
David Fathers is the creator of beautifully illustrated walking guide books to the waterways of London. These include The Regent's Canal, The London Thames Path and The Hidden Rivers of London. An avid walker and artist, he is constantly looking for new ways to map London and to encourage others to see parts of the metropolis from different perspectives. He lives in north London.
Zusammenfassung
Will appeal to both the local market (nearly 8.8 million people call London home) and the tourist market (over 16.7 million people visit London every year)
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Importe, Sport
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Sonstige Sportarten
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781844865505
ISBN-10: 1844865509
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Fathers, David
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 170 x 146 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: David Fathers
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.04.2020
Gewicht: 0,249 kg
Artikel-ID: 117203642