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The East End: Four Centuries of London Life [Paperback]

Alan Palmer (Author), Peter Ackroyd (Introduction)

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Paperback: 220 pages
Publisher: John Murray Publishers Ltd; New edition edition (17 Feb 2000)
Language English
ISBN-10: 071955666X
ISBN-13: 978-0719556661
Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 817,571 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'Witty and elegant' -- Evening Standard 'An excellent account of one of the liveliest and most fascinating areas to be found in any city in the world' -- Leon Garfield 'A splendid piece of history ... a monument to a vanished quarter of London' -- Financial Times 'A good social history of an area and its changes' -- Sunday Telegraph 20040606 'A delightful, anecdote-laden insight ! Palmer does very well in constructing a distinct history of the area ... an informative and entertaining read.' -- BBC History Magazine 20040409 'Alan Palmer's absorbing history of London's East End stretches back more than 400 years and evocatively captures the flavour of this unique area.' -- Glasgow Herald 20040612 'One of the best accounts of a world now vanished.' -- Contemporary Review 20041001 'captures the spirit of the place and its people' -- Publishing News 20040213 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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