Revolution continues Peter Ackroyd's enthralling retelling of England's history. It takes readers from William of Orange's accession following the Glorious Revolution in 1688 to the Regency, when the flamboyant Prince of Wales ruled in...

Peter Ackroyd at his most magical and magisterial-a glittering, evocative, fascinating, story-filled portrait of Venice, the ultimate city. The Venetians' language and way of thinking set them aside from the rest of Italy. They are an...

The penultimate volume of Peter Ackroyd's masterful History of England series Dominion takes us from the dying days of the Regency and the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 to her death in 1901, recounting an era of remarkable change:...

"Chatterton" von Peter Ackroyd ist ein komplexer Roman, der auf dem Leben des romantischen Dichters Thomas Chatterton basiert. Der Roman spielt auf verschiedenen Zeitebenen und verwebt die Geschichten mehrerer Charaktere. Im Mittelpunkt...

Queer City von Ackroyd, Peter

Colours of London von Ackroyd, Peter

Nicholas Dyer wird nach dem großen Brand von London im frühen 18. Jahrhundert mit dem Neubau von sieben Kirchen beauftragt. Sie sollen das aufblühende Zeitalter der Vernunft, den Geist der Wissenschaft repräsentieren. Doch der...

Paperback edition of Ackroyd's powerful urban history of life and legend beneath London. From original springs and streams and Roman amphitheatres to Victorian sewers, gang hideouts and modern Underground stations, all the city's...

Mr Cadmus von Ackroyd, Peter

With his magisterial and ingenious re-creations of the lives of Chaucer, Dickens, T.S. Eliot, William Blake, and Sir Thomas More, Peter Ackroyd has long been recognized as today's foremost practitioner of the literary biography. Now, in...

A New York Times Notable Book and Providence Journal Best Book of the YearFrom the incomparable Peter Ackroyd: a brilliant re-imagination of the classic tale that has enthralled readers for nearly two centuries. Victor Frankenstein, a...

In this perfect companion to London: The Biography, Peter Ackroyd once again delves into the hidden byways of history, describing the river's endless allure in a journey overflowing with characters, incidents, and wry observations....