West End Chronicles: 300 Years of Glamour and Excess in the Heart of London'West End Chronicles' is packed with atmospheric anecdotes of people, places and history. Funny, opinionated, quirky and always informative, its subjects include artists, Bohemian eccentrics and Fitzroy Tavern literary life, the characters, faces and coffee bars and the music and art they spawned, and more. |
Contents
Vile Bodies | 4 |
The Making of the West End | 31 |
Revolution | 60 |
Copyright | |
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West End Chronicles: 300 Years of Glamour and Excess in the Heart of London Ed Glinert No preview available - 2008 |
West End Chronicles: 300 Years of Glamour and Excess in the Heart of London Ed Glinert No preview available - 2008 |
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