![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The bibliography, listing 40 similar volumes, begs to differ. He notes, for example, that our modern Underground system was initiated by a man born when Marie Antoinette still possessed a head' however he also notes 'Oddly, the book begins by stating that ‘there is little interest in this vast underworld’. In The Independent Christopher Hirst wrote 'Ackroyd's stylistic brilliance explains why the book remains a rattling good read despite its pervasive psycho-geographical angst.' In Londonist Matt Brown writes 'the author is also skilled at connecting past, present and future. ![]() It profiles underground constructions and natural features such as rivers, Roman amphitheaters, Victorian sewers and gang hideouts these are written up in Ackroyd's psychogeographical style, where the landmarks themselves are described less as factual objects and more as reference points for the author's literary, figurative imagination. The book '.is an introduction to everything that goes on under London'. London Under is a 2012 book by British biographer, novelist, and critic Peter Ackroyd about the history of underground London. ![]()
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