Venedig ist einzigartig - das belegt Peter Ackroyd in seiner fabelhaften Biographie. Dabei spannt er den Bogen über 16 Jahrhunderte, von den ersten Bewohnern, die in der Lagune Zuflucht suchten, bis zu den heutigen Touristenströmen. Alle...

In Civil War, Peter Ackroyd continues his dazzling retelling of England's history, painting a vivid portrait of the Stuart kings, from the accession of James I to the ignominious exile of his grandson James II. In it, Ackroyd lays before...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK Here are two thousand years of London's history and folklore, its chroniclers and criminals and plain citizens, its food and drink and countless pleasures. Blackfriar's and Charing Cross, Paddington and...

Peter Ackroyd is an award-winning historian, biographer, novelist, poet and broadcaster. He is the author of the acclaimed non-fiction bestsellers London: The Biography, Thames: Sacred River and London Under; biographies of figures...

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"Inka, Maya und Azteken" von Peter Ackroyd bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über drei der bedeutendsten präkolumbischen Zivilisationen Amerikas. Das Buch erforscht die faszinierenden Kulturen der Inka, Maya und Azteken, ihre sozialen...

The director holding the camera as well as acting in front of it?Peter Ackroyd's new biography turns the spotlight on Chaplin's life as well as his work, from his humble theatrical beginnings in music halls to winning an honorary Academy...

The sixth and final volume in Peter Ackroyd¿s magnificent History of England series, taking us from the Boer War to the Millennium Dome almost a hundred years later. von Ackroyd, Peter

"Hawksmoor" von Peter Ackroyd ist ein vielschichtiger Roman, der zwei miteinander verwobene Handlungsstränge aus verschiedenen Jahrhunderten erzählt. Im 18. Jahrhundert verfolgt die Geschichte den düsteren Architekten Nicholas Dyer, der...

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 Canterbury Tales: A Retelling" von Peter Ackroyd ist eine moderne Nacherzählung des klassischen Werks von Geoffrey Chaucer. In dieser Version bringt Ackroyd die Geschichten in zeitgemäßer Sprache und zugänglicher Form einem neuen...