Walking Notorious London : From Gunpowder Plot to Gangland: Walks Through London's Dark History [Paperback]

Andrew Duncan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 24, 2001 | Series: Walking Series

Walking Notorious London really dishes the dirt! From medieval brothels to red light districts, Jack the Ripper to the Kray Twins, this curious collection of walks explores a decidedly darker side of London.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (April 24, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0658016121
• ISBN-13: 978-0658016127
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,587,692 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A walk through London's seamier sides, January 30, 2002

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Gary R. Halstead (Ashburn, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walking Notorious London : From Gunpowder Plot to Gangland: Walks Through London's Dark History (Paperback)

Andrew Duncan takes the reader on an amusing and informative walk through London's seamier sides ranging from Medieval red-light districts to Jack the Ripper and modern gangsters. Along the way he provides insights into different social aspects of London's history. The book is divided into a dozen or so different walks, each of which covers a different neighborhood and concentrates on a different "theme". Each walk includes a map and a list of pubs and other refreshment points along the way.

4.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment - but not through the author's fault, January 8, 2007

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sellernyc - See all my reviews

This review is from: Walking Notorious London : From Gunpowder Plot to Gangland: Walks Through London's Dark History (Paperback)

The book provides a great historical description of some places, but if you think you'll read about any modern-day notorious places, you are wrong (maybe 1-2, but that's not what the book is about). It's history, places which USED TO BE notorious. The title says it, I should have read the title more carefully. It is a wondereful discourse in history, but I still cannot give it 5 stars.