“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.” -The New York Times
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. Following his century-spanning books and Russka, in 1997 Edward Rutherfurd gave us this epic historical. and the coming of the Industrial Revolution. Find items like London: The Novel at Daedalus Books. The invasion by Julius Caesar’s legions in 54 B.C. 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 SentinelĪ 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. . Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in virtually perfect condition. "London, The Novel could hook you on history for life." - The Times. "Edward Rutherfurd's grand new novel weaves together the great events of English history." - New York Times. "Few literary novels tell us as much about the history of modern humans, or have such charity. Although linked, each chapter of London can be read as a novella on its own. As with his previous works, London traces the history of a single location throughout its history by examining the interlinked lives of several families in Mitcheneresque manner. London is Edward Rutherfurd's third enormous volume of historical fiction.
A story that follows the River Thames as it flows through the heart of London, from the days of the Romans, through 16 centuries to the Victorian engineers who gave the city so many of its famous bridges, to the Dockland development of today. Illustrated with numerous maps and family trees. Quarter bound in publisher's tan paper over cream boards, gilt lettering on spine.
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