The Jewel of Knightsbridge

The first book to explore the remarkable origins of Harrods, and how it rose to become the most celebrated store in London In 1836, Charles Harrod found himself in a prison hulk awaiting transportation to Tasmania for seven years’ hard labour. He had been convicted at the Old Bailey of receiving stolen goods, and this should have been the beginning of the end for his fledgling business and his family. And yet, in miraculously escaping his fate and vowing to turn his back on crime, he would b…