In the tradition of his phenomenal bestseller Sarum, Edward Rutherford now gives readers a sweeping Novel of London, a glorious pageant spanning 2,000 years. -- San Francisco Chronicle.
A sprawling epic. . . -- The Times (London) Fascinating . --The New York Times Hold-your-breath suspense, buccaneering adventure, and passionate tales of love and war.
Each episode is a punchy tale made up of bite-size chunks ending in tiny cliffhangers. . . .
We overhear Geoffrey Chaucer deciding to write The Canterbury Tales.
We witness first-hand the lust of Henry VIII. . . .
What a delightful way to get the feel of London and of English history. . . . and the coming of the Industrial Revolution. . .
The building of the Globe theatre . . .
The rise of chivalry and the Crusades . . . .
The invasion by Julius Caesar\'s legions in 54 B.
C. . .
Praise for London Remarkable .
Generation after generation, these families embody the passion, struggle, wealth, and verve of the greatest city in the Old World.
He brings this vibrant city\'s long and noble history alive through his saga of ever-shifting fortunes, fates, and intrigues of a half-dozen families, from the age of Julius Caesar to the twentieth century.
Breathtaking.--The Orlando Sentinel A master of epic historical fiction, Edward Rutherford gives us a sweeping Novel of London, a glorious pageant spanning two thousand years. . . .
London tracks the history of the English capital from the days of the Celts until the present time. . .
A TOUR DE FORCE .
Generation after generation, these families embody the passion, struggle, wealth, and verve of the greatest city in the world.
He brings this vibrant city\'s long and noble history alive through the ever-shifting fortunes, fates, and intrigues of half-a-dozen families, from the age of Julius Caesar to the 20th century.
In the tradition of his phenomenal bestseller Sarum, Edward Rutherford now gives readers a sweeping Novel of London, a glorious pageant spanning 2,000 years
