01152cam a2200265 4500 1261940882 TxAuBib 010206s2000||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2001027153 9780385497701 0385497709 (OCoLC)6900 DLC eng DLC BTCTA YDXCP OCLCG EXW I3U TXBWN OCLCF ND$ TxAuBib Ackroyd, Peter, 1949- London : the biography / Peter Ackroyd. 1st ed. New York : Nan A. Talese, 2000. xxvi, 801 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. Originally published: London : Chatto & Windus, 2000. Includes bibliographical references (p. [761]-773) and index. A chronicle of the city from the time of the Druids to the beginning of the twenty-first century discusses its ability to grow and change, and describes stories of London's wealthy streets and impoverished alleys. London (England) History. London (England) Social life and customs. History.