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"A delicious entertainment . . . Ackroyd's latest foray into bygone London finds him at the top of his form."
-"Sunday Telegraph"
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'A delicious entertainment... Ackroyd's latest foray into bygone London finds him at the top of his form' Sunday Telegraph
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've read several of Ackroyd's novels (and some of his biographies), and whereas most of those are pretty intricate and 'deep' (by lack of a better word) 'The Lambs of London' is in comparison a very easy book. In a very simple but therefore all the more poignant language it tells the tragic story of Mary and Charles Lamb (brother and sister, both feeling trapped and stifled by the life they lead). By pure coincidence Charles buys a book that supposedly once belonged to Shakespeare from the young bookseller William Ireland, and before long the mysterious William will change their lives forever.
Not only these three principal characters but also the novel's minor characters (Charles' and Mary's parents, William's father, ...) are all beautifully depicted, with their (secret) dreams, hopes and desires leading them on until there's no turning back...
I loved it from the first page to the last.
Not only these three principal characters but also the novel's minor characters (Charles' and Mary's parents, William's father, ...) are all beautifully depicted, with their (secret) dreams, hopes and desires leading them on until there's no turning back...
I loved it from the first page to the last.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the first book I have read by Peter Ackroyd, but will no doubt be the first of many! I could not put this book down - for someone who has a rule of only to read in bed and at bedtime, I found myself trotting through to the bedroom to retrieve it during the day! I found the whole story captivating from the beginning until the very last sentence! I could believe in the characters and the story was woven with feeling, sympathy and much love, though there appeared to be somewhat of an 'open wound' at the end with regard to the tragic figure Mary Lamb, and her adoration of William Ireland. I loved this book so much, I immediately sought out and purchased 'Chatterton' by the same author.
14 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I feel bound to offer a counterbalancing opinion to that mooted by Daniel from Bedworth, who did not take to this story of 'Londons [sic] "artistic" [no idea why he put this in quotation marks] community'.
The Lambs of London is a well-crafted novel, interweaving fiction and literary history deftly. It concerns the infamous 'discovery' of Vortigern, one of Shakespeare's lost plays, by William Ireland, a precocious teenage forger, and Ireland's relationship with siblings Charles and Mary Lamb, two amateur Shakespeare scholars. It evokes London at the beginnings of the Romantic period with accuracy and feeling, and, crucially, it sends us back to Shakespeare with rekindled enthusiasm. By no means a two-star novel.
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Ackroyd in London again.
Peter Ackroyd is to London what Woody Allen is to New York. He rarely leaves it (apart from the odd visit to Venice - poor Peter!) but why should he? Read more
Published 9 months ago by RR Waller
Tales from Ackroyd
N.B: ONE READER OF THIS REVIEW HAS COMPLAINED THAT IT CONTAINS A SPOILER.
In a note at the beginning Peter Ackroyd gives fair warning that `This is not a biography but a... Read more
In a note at the beginning Peter Ackroyd gives fair warning that `This is not a biography but a... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Ralph Blumenau
not up to scratch
I must say I was rather disappointed by this book! I adored Ackroyd's book 'Chatterton', and see it as one of the best books I've ever read, so I was excited to see that there were... Read more
Published on 22 May 2010 by Larewen Evenstar
Very pleasurable read
A wonderfully colourful story based around a famous forgery of alleged works by Shakespeare. Ackroyd describes London scenes and characters as only he can and this is an absolute... Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2009 by John Hopper
Not Ackroyd's best
Yes, the story is a bit bland, and the surprise ending barely so. I think I would have liked more about the Lambs, actually.
Published on 26 Feb 2008 by Jezza
Puzzled
Whilst this is beautifully written and offers well-observed characters, the true story of Mary Lamb is even more intriguing and heart-breaking than Peter Ackroyd's fictionalised... Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2007 by Pilgrim
Another Ackroyd puzzler
The Lambs of London is a work of fiction framed around an event that actually happened. It tells the tale of the discovery of some lost works of Shakespeare and the relationship of... Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2004 by Daniel
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