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Language English Publication date 2008 Originally published 2008 Page count 438 Country United Kingdom | 3.6/5 Goodreads Set in London Media type Print (paperback) ISBN 9780099519867 Dewey decimal 398.209421 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Subject History and folklore of London Publisher Arrow Books (Random House) Steve Roud books Monday's Child Is Fair of Fa, A Pocket Guide to Superstiti, Room - Room - Ladies an, The Penguin Guide to t, The English Year: A M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
London lore: the legends and traditions of the world's most vibrant city is a 2008 book by Steve Roud, concerning the folklore and history of London. Another edition was published in 2010.
Contents
Background
The book presents various unique stories and traditions to come from historical London, such as Spring-heeled Jack and Pearly Kings and Queens.
Reception
In The Guardian Nicholas Lezard chose the book as a favourite and wrote ' it doesn't matter if you're reading this in London, Glasgow or Smolensk: you're going to find this an enthralling book. Assuming, that is, that you are interested in superstitions, magic, legends, history and the endless parade of human credulity'. Londonist described the book as 'an excellent tome' while in the London Evening Standard Will Self wrote that he had been 'enthralled' by the book. The book was also praised by historian Peter Ackroyd, in the Camden New Journal as 'fascinating' and 'admirably put together' and 'a spellbinding study of our city's folklore' in the Newham Recorder.