West End Chronicles: 300 Years of Glamour and Excess in the Heart of London

West End Chronicles: 300 Years of Glamour and Excess in the Heart of London

by EdGlinert (Author)

Synopsis

Like the East End, the West End has a strong and memorable identity. There are few more visited areas in Britain. It is a vigorous place, laden with wealth, excitement and prestige. Its history, which West End Chronicles will detail, is captivating and eternally fascinating. Its story begins in the early years after the Fire of London when the rich and powerful looked west to the fields that covered what are now Soho, Mayfair, Larylebone and Fitzrovia to extend the capital. While Mayfair and Marylebone remained mostly exclusive, Soho and Fitzroiva acquired a range of characteristics typical of the capital, with slums and crime alongside comfort zones.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Edition: First Edition First Impression
Publisher: Allen Lane
Published: 07 Jun 2007

ISBN 10: 0713999004
ISBN 13: 9780713999006

Author Bio
Ed Glinert was born in Dalston, east London. He is the author of The London Compendium, East End Chronicles and Literary London and leads a variety of walking tours around London. His fascination with people and place, the bizarre and the arcane, coupled with his forensic gift for digging out obscure stories, is perfectly suited to this uniquely interesting place.