Books

16 results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The People of the Abyss The People of the Abyss Jack London Book of Jack London about life in the East End of London in 1902. He wrote the experiences of living in the East End for months, staying in workhouses or sleeping on the streets. The conditions he ex… OL144815W
The Italian boy The Italian boy Sarah Wise Describes the 1831 murder of a young vagrant and the sale of his body to a London medical college, a case that led to the arrest of his killers, "resurrection men" who acted to satisfy the demand for… OL16026125W
London grad London grad Mark Hollingsworth The amazing true story of how London became home to the Russian super-rich, this explosive book tells the tale of a group of buccaneering Russian oligarchs who made colossal fortunes after the collap… OL18693103W
Dirty old London Dirty old London Lee Jackson "In Victorian London, filth was everywhere : horse traffic filled the streets with dung, household rubbish went uncollected, cesspools brimmed with 'night soil', graveyards teemed with rotting corpse… OL19666380W
The Fire Brigade Dog The Fire Brigade Dog Paul Osborne The full, true story of the dog featured on the cover of Clare Balding's HEROIC ANIMALS ____________________ The incredible true story of Sherlock, the brave dog with a nose for saving lives. Fi… OL20189764W
Keeping My Sisters Secrets Keeping My Sisters Secrets Beezy Marsh 346 pages ; 20 cm OL20689274W
A fish supper and a chippy smile A fish supper and a chippy smile Hilda Kemp In 1950s and 60s Bermondsey, the fish-and-chip shop was at the centre of the community. And at the heart of the chippy itself was 'Hooray' Hilda Kemp, a spirited matriarch who dispensed fish suppers … OL20816270W
A gift from Bob A gift from Bob James Bowen From the day James rescued a street cat abandoned in the hallway of his sheltered accommodation, they began a friendship which has transformed both their lives and, through the bestselling books A ST… OL20865325W
'We ain't got no drink, Pa' 'We ain't got no drink, Pa' Hilda Kemp Growing up in the slums of 1920s and 30s Bermondsey, Hilda Kemp's childhood was one of chaos and fear. Hilda knew what it was to grow up in desperate poverty, what it was to feel hunger. The eldest o… OL20869333W
Slow Burn City Slow Burn City Rowan Moore 1 volume : 20 cm OL20876649W
London Orbital London Orbital Iain Sinclair A brilliant voyage of discovery into the deeply unfashionable fringes of London.'It isn't often that one reads a book and is convinced that it's an instant classic, but I'm sure that LONDON ORBITAL w… OL2118031W
Criminal women Criminal women John J. Eddleston Women have sometimes been seen as less criminally inclined than men. But, as John Eddleston shows in this revealing anthology of female crimes in London, this image is hard to mesh with reality, for … OL24820296W
Polly Polly Mary R. Smith This title presents the memoirs of a girl born into a close-knit East End family in 1911. OL24846662W
Daily life in ancient and modern London Daily life in ancient and modern London Betony Toht Describes daily life in London from the time of the Roman invasion in A.D. 43, through medieval, Elizabethan, and Victorian times, on to the reign of Elizabeth II. OL442211W
Neighbourhood and society Neighbourhood and society Jeremy Boulton Book focuses on Southwark in Surrey. OL5255690W
Our street Our street Gilda O'Neill Our Street is the perfect companion to Gilda O'Neill's bestselling My East End. This book focuses on the lives of Londoners in the East End during the Second World War. Showing the concerns, hopes an… OL927188W