Description
Due to the limitations of some ereaders, it is not possible to show some
special characters.London is special. For centuries, it has been
amongst the greatest cities of the world. But a city is nothing without
its people. This sparkling new history of London, told through a
relay-race of great Londoners shows in one, personality-packed book that
the ingenuity, diversity, creativity and enterprise of London are
second to none.Boris Johnson believes that in order to understand London
one has to know about its past. The heart and spirit of London lies in
its people, in the range of its cultures. Through its diversity and
energy, London provides an environment which empowers people to create,
the impetus to invent. Boris Johnson’s new book explores this cross
current of influences between Westminster and the City, between the
politicians and the wealth creators, over many centuries.JOHNSON’S LIFE
OF LONDON – a fitting tribute of course to one of the greatest Londoners
– celebrates many of the characters who have made this city great.
Boris’s book provides a chronological story of London but is written in
the form of a relay race of biographies – some very famous figures, some
more obscure. He ranges from the Romans to one of the author’s
predecessors as mayor, Dick Whittington; from John Wilkes (a strong
upholder of the freedom of the press) to J.W. Turner; from Chaucer to
Gandhi, and through to modern times.Boris Johnson writes with wit and
erudition, providing the reader with delightful insights. The book
discovers London as none of us have seen it before and the journey is
exhilarating and surprising.
