My London - Softcover

David Simpson; Richard Callaghan; Sarah Porter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0953698467 ISBN 13: 9780953698462

Publisher: My World, 2012

Synopsis

My London is a fabulous, fun-filled, fact-frenzied forage into Londons fascinating history, landscape and people. This quirky collection of 366 delightfully different stories brings Londons history to life in a way that will appeal to young and old alike. Take a holiday to the Isle of Dogs and hear the stories of Big Ben, Spring-Heeled Jack, Moll Cutpurse and Gog and Magog. Meet villains, heroes and Londoners of renown as you follow the antics of time traveler Ann Achronism on her journey through Londons past. Theres a story for every day of the year including a leap year, so turn the pages and discover the hidden secrets of London.

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Review:

Young writing talent features in new book on London Did you know that the first London Olympics in 1908 was the first Modern Olympics held outside Athens, and included a race run by a single athlete - the only walk-over' in Olympic history and that the second London Olympics in 1948 was the last Olympics to include an amateur art competition? If you didn't know that UCL houses the stuffed carcass of Jeremy Bentham, that the London Underground has evolved its own unique breed of mosquito and that Britain's smallest police station is hidden inside an ornamental light fitting in Trafalgar Square, then My London is the book for you. A delightfully different history book, crammed with fascinating facts, My London contains 366 stories about London's history and people ranging from the familiar to the fantastic and includes six fantastic winning entries from the My London Young Writers Competition. Children aged 8-12 from schools across the capital were invited to write a short piece about any aspect of London that sparked their inspiration. Hundreds of entries of an extremely high standard were submitted, with six winners eventually chosen. Author David Simpson said "Our goal was to inspire young people to show what London means to them and the volume and standard of their response has been incredibly impressive." Think you know everything there is to know about London? Think again... - In 1809 the rising price of Covent Garden theatre tickets led to sixty-seven solid days of riots! - The Lord Mayor of the City of London receives an annual fine of a single red rose due to a fourteenth century breach of planning permission. - London's narrowest house is less than six foot wide. - Dead bodies once had their own private railway at Waterloo and... - The London A-Z has about one false entry on every page. --Brentford TW8.com

About the Author:

David Simpson is a former journalist and is the author of over thirty books on British history, topography and culture. He has published titles on London and Scotland as well as publications featuring British nostalgia, history and popular tastes from the 1940s to the 1990s. David has appeared in over a hundred television and radio broadcasts both locally and nationally. Richard Callaghan was born in Durham and educated at Birmingham and Glasgow Universities. He is the author of over twenty books. He has written both for adults and for a family audience on a whole host of subjects including both global and local history. Richard is co-author of the My Year series of books featuring events, culture and current affairs from the 1940s to the late 1990s. Sarah Porter was born in Durham, and graduated from Oxford University in 2011. She has co-authored My London, a family book on the history and culture of London, and is currently compiling and contributing to an anthology of inspirational woman titled She s The One.

About this edition

• Publisher: My World
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0953698467
• ISBN 13: 9780953698462
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 376