Piccadilly
The Circus at the Heart of London
- Hardcover
384 pages
- Release Date
13 February 2023
Summary
There’s nowhere quite like Piccadilly Circus.
From the moment they emerge, blinking from the underground station, visitors to Piccadilly Circus face a sensory onslaught. Its streets and alleyways merge into an intoxicating thoroughfare, with the power to propel an individual onwards to adventure, romance, or something more sinister. Ever since its iconic Eros statue appeared in 1893, the junction has been a vibrant meeting place, attracting visitors and pleasure-seeke…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529339710 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529339715 |
| Author: | Midge Gillies |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 13 February 2023 |
| Weight: | 640g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 160mm x 40mm |
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Critics Review
[A] magpie’s nest of a book, replete with anecdotes, sketches and quotes … Piccadilly is painstakingly researched and as busy as the Circus itself .
[A] magpie’s nest of a book, replete with anecdotes, sketches and quotes … Piccadilly is painstakingly researched and as busy as the Circus itself. * The TLS *An engrossing new social history. – Anne Kennedy Smith Books of the Year 2022
About The Author
Midge Gillies
Midge Gillies is the author of seven non fiction books, including biographies of the pioneering pilot Amy Johnson and the Edwardian music hall star, Marie Lloyd. Midge studied History at Girton College and was Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Magdalene College, Cambridge for three years. She is Academic Director of Creative Writing at the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education and has a PhD from the University of East Anglia. She lives in Cambridgeshire with her husband, award-winning crime novelist Jim Kelly.
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