London Stories (Everyman's Library Pocket Classics Series)

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We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. Sarjit, as Parminda's elder brother feels responsible for looking after her and is unhappy at her dating a non-Hindu man. White's astute editing allows the stories to blend seamlessly, creating a cohesive narrative that unfolds through different eras and neighborhoods. A little difficult to get into - but picks up the pace as we enter the later 19th century works to 1999. With the help of young people from Tower Hamlets and other east London boroughs, 100 East London Stories launched in October 2017.

Discover the story of the British infantry regiment from its formation at the Tower of London in 1685 to the present day. The collection offers snapshots of London that are truly enjoyable and change the way one walks the city's streets. P. Jenkins unless otherwise stated and must not be reproduced, copied or in any way used in printed, electronic format or any other media without the written permission of the author of this site.More people died building Sir Christopher Wren’s Monument to the Great Fire of London than perished in the fire itself, two of them in a scuffle in which one builder accused another of stealing his bread and cheese. A Mexican woman twinkles as she remembers her exhilaration at finding a new language and independence in London.

And at the end is a telling exhibition: a collection of objects that are important to the storytellers. Forensic examination of driver Leslie Newson revealed no medical reason for the crash, and he had been applying power until two seconds before impact. At the time of the Second World War, London Transport (LT) had a reputation as a commissioner of high-quality posters. He takes portraits, sometimes of people, often of animals and has had his work in galleries around the world.Unless you're visiting the zoo or taking care of a pet, animals are a rare sight to see around London. Post-war immigration, the swinging sixties, the winter of discontent, the Thatcher years, the Millennium, the Olympics. Allegedly, the police cover-up was intended to stop public panic, because there was clear evidence that the suspect had indeed been present at the scene of several ‘suicides’.

Alicia says: “After attending a BLM protest, aspiring journalist Beth Hudson inadvertently becomes the face of the movement. Read how London Transport was tasked with quickly moving people to the countryside or for onward travel. I looked forward to this greatly having loved Jerry White's history of London in the 19th century and after enjoying some other place based anthologies such as the Library of America volume on Los Angeles.Ten significant engineering wonders of London’s transport history and the problems they solved, some more successfully than others! They were originally part of the Yeomen of the Guard, the monarch’s personal bodyguard who travelled with him. The entire series of Everyman's Pocket Classics is a new discovery for me - I started with London Stories but I've already added New York Stories to my collection.

Over the last year the participants have made nine films about people who live, work and study in east London. A walking stick lies by her chair, but you can see the dancer she has been as she gestures gracefully towards the grey clouds she has come to love. Kc says: “The piece is a stream of messy thoughts of a girl who’s just come out of a brutal interview. The jacket is in a dust wrapper, all very good, strong binding, there is foxing thought the book on the edges of the pages.Particularly weak were the selections from the latter half of the 20th century, most of which were actually set decades earlier leaving the feeling that the post-war period had been omitted altogether. Robert knows about and is very accepting of Tony's relationship but Adam has not yet felt able to tell his father that he's gay. The future Elizabeth I, Lady Jane Grey, Sir Walter Raleigh and Guy Fawkes were all ‘sent to the Tower’. He began with two small-scale oral histories of neighbourhoods in Spitalfields and Finsbury Park and moved on to an acclaimed trilogy of London histories spanning the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The first, a major argument between Adam and Edmond in Adam's home was breathtaking in its intensity; while the second, an astoundingly moving scene between Tony, Parminda and Sarjit ended with a tiny comedic touch that was profoundly warming.