The London Blue Plaque Guide - Couverture souple

Rennison, Nick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0750933887 ISBN 13 : 9780750933889

Editeur : Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1980

Synopsis

London's distinctive blue plaques commemorate remarkable men and women who have lived in the capital. This guide describes the careers of nearly 800 individuals; well-known names such as Charles Dickens, Karl Marx, Jimi Hendrix and Florence Nightingale are featured as well as accounts of the antics and achievements of less received figures whose lives have also been commemorated by a blue plaque. Jimi Hendrix, whose flamboyant methods of guitar playing - behind his back, with his teeth - remain strong in public memory, lived next door to a house in which dwelt a very different musician - George Frederick Handel. Listed in alphabetical order and including informative and sometimes irreverant anecdotes about many of the famous, this second edition also includes maps showing the location of plaques in Central London, and illustrations of some of the more remarkable individuals. This edition includes over 60 new entries and a new introduction which includes mention of some of the more distinctive and interesting unofficial plaques.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Nick Rennison has worked as a bookseller, editor and freelance writer. He is editor of Waterstone's Books Quarterly and reviews paperbacks for the Sunday Times. His publications include The Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide and the forthcoming Fifty Contemporary British Novelists. He lives in West London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sutton Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1980
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0750933887
• ISBN 13: 9780750933889
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible