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Morton follows the leads of imagination and investigation back and forth across the city, tracing unforgettable scenes: the terrible executions at the Tower; the city that Shakespeare knew; and the shattered, yet defiant city of the Blitz.
A gem for the tourist and armchair traveler alike, by the incomparable H. V. Morton. "The master of the genre." --Jan Morris
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From London's roots as a Roman encampment, when the conquering Emperor Claudius led his war elephants triumphantly across the Thames, to this modern London of jagged ruins and hatless crowds, H.V. Morton brings the city's past to life in this text.
Originally published in 1925, this is the prequel to 'The Spell of London' and like the others in Morton's collection, it doesn't disappoint. It is touching and amusing in its accounts of the great city of London and its inhabitants. Contents Include: The New Romance - Where the Eagles Sleep - Oriental (Petticoat Lane) - Ships Come Home (The Docks) - Treasure Trove (Caledonian Market) - Cenotaph - Romance on Wheels - Ghosts of the Fog - Battle (Free Cancer Hospital) - Babies in the Sun (Kensington Gardens) - Faces in the Strand - Women and Tea - An Open Door (St. Martins Church in the Fields) - A Bit Bagdad (Club Row) - "Prisoners Only (Bow Street) - Boys on the Bridge - Night Birds - At The...
In the Steps of St. Paul dazzlingly retraces the apostle's famed journey of faith through Israel, Greece, and Italy, using the Bible itself as a guide. With an ear for good stories and an eye alert to detail, Morton creates a compulsively readable narrative that will satisfy the most curious traveler as well as the most informed and passionate reader of the Bible.
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