Forgotten London: Exploring the Hidden Life of the City by Peter Ackroyd #joyce ISBN: 9781838856977

ISBN: 9781838856977

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Forgotten London: Exploring the Hidden Life of the City by Peter Ackroyd #joyce ISBN: 9781838856977No city shaped the modern world quite like London a powerhouse of trade, finance and empire, the centre of global influence in the nineteenth century. But beyond the familiar stories of power and politics, its true life played out in the streets, where market traders, music hall crowds and factory workers gave it its vitality, its light and its shadows. Forgotten London uncovers its stories, bringing to life the highs and lows of those who made the