Quote by: Peter Ackroyd

'London' is a gallery of sensation of impressions. It is a history of London in a thematic rather than a chronological sense with chapters of the history of smells, the history of silence, and the history of light. I have described the book as a labyrinth, and in that sense in complements my description of London itself.


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Author Bio


  • NamePeter Ackroyd
  • DescriptionEnglish author
  • BornOctober 5, 1949
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPoet; Writer; Literary Historian; Historian; Novelist
  • AwardsCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire; James Tait Black Memorial Prize