Time Out London Walks Volume 1 - 2nd Edition: 30 Walks by London Writers: Vol 1 ("Time Out" Guides)

Time Out Guides Ltd

ISBN 10: 190497886X / ISBN 13: 9781904978862

Edité par Time Out 07/07/2005, 2005

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• Titre: Time Out London Walks Volume 1 - 2nd Edition: 30 Walks by London Writers: Vol 1 ("Time Out" Guides)
• Éditeur: Time Out 07/07/2005
• Date de parution: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 190497886X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781904978862
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• Édition: 2ème Édition
• État de l'article: Very Good

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Synopsis

Time Out London Walks features 30 walks from London writers, each revealing a personal insight into their chosen corner of the capital. From ancient woodland to modern skyscrapers, motorway underpasses to stately homes, most parts of the city are subject to the scrutiny of the writers. The end result is a book that can be read with pleasure at home, as a collection of writing about London, and above all used as a thought-provoking guide to a series of walks through the capital.

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Time Out London Walks features 30 walks from London writers, each revealing a personal insight into their chosen corner of the capital. From ancient woodland to modern skyscrapers, motorway underpasses to stately homes, most parts of the city are subject to the scrutiny of the writers. The end result is a book that can be read with pleasure at home, as a collection of writing about London, and above all used as a thought-provoking guide to a series of walks through the capital.

Highlights:

Margaret Forster lets us in on her regular walk around Hampstead Heath

Graham Norton takes us to the gay bars and clubs of Soho

John Vidal trudges 29 miles along the side of the Thames, giving a passionate critique of soulless developments and sensitive regeneration from the Thames Barrier to Hampton court

Dan Cruickshank passes an architectural eye over the city

Kate Kellaway makes a nostalgic return to her childhood in Kentish Town and Hampstead

Irma Kurtz rediscovers the monied pavements of Knightsbridge and Kensington

Dr Ruth Richardson sets off on the trail of bodysnatchers

Yvonne Roberts contrasts the class-conscious commons of Clapham and Wandsworth

Lucinda Lambton leaps from grave to grave in Kensal Green Cemetary