London Perceived: A Portrait of The City
Author: V.S. Pritchett
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 208
In unfailingly elegant prose, V. S. Pritchett provides a timeless distillation of the city of London and the London experience. He shows us the capital through the centuries Ð a panorama of history, art, and literature; a paradox of grandeur and grime, the bustling markets and tranquil parks, the palaces and pubs. At the heart of the book is an astute and affectionate portrait of the Londoner Ð enigmatic and enduring, with a remote but insistent respect for law, royalty, and ritual, a love of argument, a tolerance of eccentrics. Pritchett gives us famous Londoners Ð Wren, Pepys, Dickens Ð and the ordinary folk Ð milkmen and shopkeepers, Chelsea pensioners, and the London bobby. London Perceived tells the surprising story of this great and historic city Ð Londoners will see their home anew, and visitors appreciate its small wonders. A loving tribute to London past and present.
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 208
In unfailingly elegant prose, V. S. Pritchett provides a timeless distillation of the city of London and the London experience. He shows us the capital through the centuries Ð a panorama of history, art, and literature; a paradox of grandeur and grime, the bustling markets and tranquil parks, the palaces and pubs. At the heart of the book is an astute and affectionate portrait of the Londoner Ð enigmatic and enduring, with a remote but insistent respect for law, royalty, and ritual, a love of argument, a tolerance of eccentrics. Pritchett gives us famous Londoners Ð Wren, Pepys, Dickens Ð and the ordinary folk Ð milkmen and shopkeepers, Chelsea pensioners, and the London bobby. London Perceived tells the surprising story of this great and historic city Ð Londoners will see their home anew, and visitors appreciate its small wonders. A loving tribute to London past and present.
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Author: V.S. Pritchett
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 208
In unfailingly elegant prose, V. S. Pritchett provides a timeless distillation of the city of London and the London experience. He shows us the capital through the centuries Ð a panorama of history, art, and literature; a paradox of grandeur and grime, the bustling markets and tranquil parks, the palaces and pubs. At the heart of the book is an astute and affectionate portrait of the Londoner Ð enigmatic and enduring, with a remote but insistent respect for law, royalty, and ritual, a love of argument, a tolerance of eccentrics. Pritchett gives us famous Londoners Ð Wren, Pepys, Dickens Ð and the ordinary folk Ð milkmen and shopkeepers, Chelsea pensioners, and the London bobby. London Perceived tells the surprising story of this great and historic city Ð Londoners will see their home anew, and visitors appreciate its small wonders. A loving tribute to London past and present.
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 208
In unfailingly elegant prose, V. S. Pritchett provides a timeless distillation of the city of London and the London experience. He shows us the capital through the centuries Ð a panorama of history, art, and literature; a paradox of grandeur and grime, the bustling markets and tranquil parks, the palaces and pubs. At the heart of the book is an astute and affectionate portrait of the Londoner Ð enigmatic and enduring, with a remote but insistent respect for law, royalty, and ritual, a love of argument, a tolerance of eccentrics. Pritchett gives us famous Londoners Ð Wren, Pepys, Dickens Ð and the ordinary folk Ð milkmen and shopkeepers, Chelsea pensioners, and the London bobby. London Perceived tells the surprising story of this great and historic city Ð Londoners will see their home anew, and visitors appreciate its small wonders. A loving tribute to London past and present.
London Perceived: A Portrait of The City