'By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.' - Samuel
Johnson It is the people who make London what it is. The men and women living wi
thin its walls, with all their successes and failures, their loves and lies, the
ir dramas and indulgences. Taking us from the sixteenth century to the present d
ay, London author David Long introduces us to fifty of the most eccentric, revol
utionary, bloodthirsty and memorable characters to have walked London's streets.
Many are familiar names, but others remain largely unknown. From a house liv
ed in by both Handel and Hendrix to Queen Victoria's rat catcher, an emperor in
exile and real-life tales of derring-do, A History of London in 50 Lives is a un
ique take on the English capital and on some of the more remarkable characters w
ho have called it home.
