2001 Random House jumbo trade paperback, 4th printing. ISBN:9780099422587. Peter Ackroyd (London Under: The Secret History Beneath the Streets ). Classic treasure trove of stories about the city of London's ups &amp; downs from the last 2000 years.

London: The Biography

Peter, Ackroyd

Biographies & Memoirs

Random House]

The Great Fire of London

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Penguin??Books

In a fictionalized autobiography, the controversial British writer considers the accomplishments and misfortunes of his life

The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde

Penguin Books, Ltd.

T.S.Eliot

Gardners Books

The House of Doctor Dee

Penguin

This is an immortal story of chivalry, treachery and death told anew for our times. The legend of King Arthur has retained its appeal and popularity through the ages: Mordred's treason, the knightly exploits of Tristan, Lancelot's fatally divided loyalties and his love for Guenevere, the quest for the Holy Grail. Now retold by Peter Ackroyd with his signature clarity, charm and relish for a good story, the result is not only one of the most readable accounts of the knights of the Round Table but also one of the most moving.

Death of King Arthur: The Immortal Legend

Dramas & Plays

Rich in detail and atmosphere and told in vivid prose, Tudors recounts the transformation of England from a settled Catholic country to a Protestant superpower. It is the story of Henry VIII's cataclysmic break with Rome, and his relentless pursuit of both the perfect wife and the perfect heir; of how the brief reign of the teenage king, Edward VI, gave way to the violent reimposition of Catholicism and the stench of bonfires under 'Bloody Mary'. It tells, too, of the long reign of Elizabeth I, which, though marked by civil strife, plots against the queen and even an invasion force, finally brought stability. Above all, however, it is the story of the English Reformation and the making of the Anglican Church. At the beginning of the sixteenth century, England was still largely feudal and looked to Rome for direction; at its end, it was a country where good governance was the duty of the state, not the church, and where men and women began to look to themselves for answers rather than to those who ruled them.

Tudors: v. 2: A History of England

History

Europe

Macmillan

The fourth volume of Peter Ackroyds epic History of England begins in 1688 with a revolution and ends in 1815 with a victory. Against a vivid backdrop of coffee houses and playhouses, it charts the creation of those pillars of modern Britain, the Bank of England and the Stock Exchange, the rise of newspapers, the birth of the novel, and the technological developments that transformed England from a land of green fields to one of iron and coal.

Revolution: A History of England Volume IV (The History of England)

Military

[Read by Clive Chafer] Peter Ackroyd, one of Britain's most acclaimed writers, brings the age of the Tudors to vivid life in this monumental book in his ''History of England'' series, charting the course of English history from Henry VIII's cataclysmic break with Rome to the epic rule of Elizabeth I. Rich in detail and atmosphere, Tudors is the story of Henry VIII's relentless pursuit of both the perfect wife and the perfect heir, of how the brief royal reign of the teenage king, Edward VI, gave way to the violent reimposition of Catholicism and the stench of bonfires under ''Bloody Mary.'' It tells, too, of the long reign of Elizabeth I, which, though marked by civil strife, plots against her, and even an invasion force, finally brought stability. Above all, it is the story of the English Reformation and the making of the Anglican Church. At the beginning of the sixteenth century, England was still largely feudal and looked to Rome for direction; at its end, it was a country where good governance was the duty of the state, not the church, and where men and women began to look to themselves for answers rather than to those who ruled them.

Tudors: Volume II

Pan/Macmillan

Peter Ackroyd's biography gives new insights into Eliot's life and work. The author also wrote "First Light", "Chatterton" and "Hawksmoor".

T.S. Eliot

H.Hamilton

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