Catharine Arnold

Broschiertes Buch

Necropolis

London and Its Dead

Beschreibung

A vivid historical narrative of how London has dealt with its dead from pagan burial rites through the Black Death to the Blitz and the death of Diana.

Autor

Catharine Arnold read English at Cambridge and holds a further degree in psychology. A journalist, academic and popular historian, her previous books include the novel Lost Time, winner of a Betty Trask award, and the acclaimed Necropolis: London and Its Dead, Bedlam and City ofSin, the first three volumes of her 'London' series. She lives in Nottingham.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon & Schuster UK
• New ed.
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 131mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 222g
• ISBN-13: 9781416502487
• ISBN-10: 1416502483
• Artikelnr.: 21483392

Rezensionen

"It may not be the cheeriest of topics, but Arnold writes exquisitely, with a respectful and assured style that makes descriptions of 16th-century plague pits seem vital and relevant, and never dismisses the personal tragedies behind the numbers of dead. And it is strangely comforting, in this city of immigrants and new arrivals, to think of the generations, of so many ancestors lying beneath our train stations, churches and concert halls a we go about our business." -- Guardian