London
- ISBN-10
- 1409037495
- ISBN-13
- 9781409037491
- Series
- London
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 1328
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-12-23
- Publisher
- Random House
- Author
- Edward Rutherfurd
Description
A grand, epic story that tells the history of the greatest city in the world, from Roman times to the present day. London has perhaps the most remarkable history of any city in the world. Now its story has a unique voice. In this epic novel Edward Rutherfurd takes the reader on a magnificent journey across sixteen centuries from the days of the Romans to the Victorian engineers of Tower Bridge and the era dockland development of today. Through the lives and adventures of his colourful cast of characters he brings all the richness of London's past unforgettably to life.
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