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London: 'A Modern Babylon'

By Bruce Robinson
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Books

London, the Biography by Peter Ackroyd (Vintage, 2001)

A History of London by Stephen Inwood (Macmillan, 2000)

London, a Social History by Roy Porter (Penguin, 2000)

1700: Scenes from London Life by Maureen Waller (Sceptre, 2001)

Dr Johnson's London: Everyday Life in London in the Mid 18th Century by Liza Picard (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2001)

About the author

Bruce Robinson is a professional journalist who graduated with a first class degree in History from Cambridge University, specialising in English Social, Political and Economic History from 1300 to 1600.

Published: 2004-02-16

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