"London Under" is a wonderful, atmospheric, imaginative short study of everything that goes on under London, from original springs and streams and Roman amphitheaters to Victorian sewers, gang hideouts, and modern tube stations.

Whether you want to tread the footsteps of kings and queens in the royal palaces, catch a show in the vibrant West End theater district, or sample the tantalizing array of street food from around the world, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that London has to offer.

A pictorial tour of the capital of England, presenting drawings of her historic buildings and monuments, traditions, transportation, and the daily activities of her many inhabitants and visitors.

Diary entries, letters, newspaper stories, and eyewitness accounts from authors such as Tacitus, Conan Doyle, and Crisp are among the nearly two hundred short readings collected in this book about the places, people, and events that shaped London.

'Maverick British director Chris Petit has produced one of this year's eeriest and most haunting films, London Orbital, a threnody to the M25.' Sunday Telegraph. 'It is a mediation on the M25 and gives an intriguing history of the occult archaeology of London that the ring-road discloses ... Petit has witty and playful apercus for every mile he covers.' The Guardian. London Orbital is an extraordinary and visionary film by Chris Petit and Iain Sinclair...

"Collection of self-guided walking tours to explore the places associated with important women who left their mark on London's heritage, culture, and society"--

A miscellany of facts about London's history, culture, and architecture shares lesser-known legends and adventures pertaining to such subjects as the church steeple that inspired the traditional wedding cake and London's first nude statue.

In 1910, Olive MacLeod, a thirty-year-old redheaded Scottish aristocrat, received word that her fiancé, the famous naturalist Boyd Alexander, was missing in Africa. So, she went to find him. Olive the Lionheart is the thrilling true story of her astonishing journey--and her awakening to the real reason why she travelled to Africa in the first place. Drawing on Olive's own letters and secret diaries, Olive the Lionheart is a love story that defies...