Step back in time and discover the sights, sounds and smells of London through the ages in this enthralling journey into the capital's rich, teeming and occasionally hazardous past.
Dr Matthew Green is an historian and broadcaster, with a PhD in the history of London from Oxford University. He writes historical features for the Telegraph and Guardian, appears in documentaries on the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, and gives talks all over London. He is the co-founder of Unreal City Audio, which produces immersive, critically acclaimed tours of London as live events, audio downloads and apps.
Dr Matthew Green, author of London: A Travel Guide Through Time,
has a knack for revealing the most unexpected details of London's
multifaceted past in fascinating and accessible detail.
*Daily Telegraph*
Matthew Green's time travelling vehicle's headlights focus on
fascinating details, time after time, as it swoops around London. A
must for anyone interested in London's history. His research can't
be faulted.
*Liza Picard (bestselling author of 'Elizabeth's London' and
'Restoration London')*
It's a sizeable tome, yet written with such a storyteller's flare
that the pages whizz by like a hover-converted Delorean... London:
A Travel Guide Through Time is easily the most engaging social
history of the capital since the books of Liza Picard a decade
ago.
*Londonist*
London: A Travel Guide Through Time is really excellent; I think
it's one of the best London books for a long, long time. Green is a
brilliant, brilliant London historian.
*BBC Radio London*
I enjoyed this book immensely. Matthew Green has executed an
original idea extremely well. Every page yields fascinating
glimpses into the past habits and horrors of our greatest city,
bringing to life the detail of daily existence in an unforgettable
way. There are many surprises for all of us here about how
Londoners lived, at least as much, it turns out, in the 1950s as in
the 1390s. An excellent and vivid work of history.
*William Hague*
Dr Matthew Green is hands down the best storyteller I have ever
met. His book, London: A Travel Guide Through Time, is endlessly
illuminating and engaging.
*George Lamb*
London: A Travel Guide Through Time, by the hugely talented author
Dr Matthew Green, is a masterful evocation of the sights, sounds -
and smells - of old London town at various key moments through the
last few centuries.
*Tom Hodgkinson (bestselling author of 'How To Be Idle')*
A brilliantly-observed work...Green starts each chapter by plonking
you in a very specific location - richly described - in the London
of the year featured. You then visit various parts of the
metropolis by both day and night...like a skilled guide or
conversationalist, the author succeeds in making the places visited
genuinely interesting. A wonderful debut.
*London Historians*
Green is a superb storyteller. The writing is evocative and witty.
It was such an engaging book, that I was loathe to put down at
night. Whether you are new to London, a born-and-bred Londoner
looking to to rekindle your connection with your city, or a visitor
planning to enjoy a trip here, this book is for you.
*Medievalists.net*
No-one makes history come to life more vividly than the erudite,
acclaimed and all-round impressive Dr. Matthew Green.
*Eleanor O'Keefe (co-founder, 5x15)*
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