The London Encyclopaedia

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Ben Weinreb, Christopher Hibbert
Papermac, 1993 - History - 1060 pages

A revised and updated reference book, comprised of 5000 entries, organized alphabetically and cross-referenced. Everything that is important in the history and culture of London is documented, from its first settlement to the present day.

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About the author (1993)

Historian Christopher Hibbert was born as Arthur Raymond Hibbert in Enderby, England in 1924. He dropped out of Oriel College to join the Army. He served with the London Irish Rifles and won the Military Cross. He earned a degree in history in 1948. Before becoming a full-time nonfiction writer, he worked as a real estate agent and a television critic for Truth magazine. He wrote more than 60 books throughout his lifetime including The Road to Tyburn (1957), Il Duce: The Life of Benito Mussolini(1962), George IV: Prince of Wales, 1762-1811 (1972), and George IV: Regent and King, 1812-1830 (1973). His work The Destruction of Lord Raglan (1961) won a prize from the Royal Society of Literature. He died from bronchial pneumonia on December 21, 2008 at the age of 84.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe London Encyclopaedia
EditorsBen Weinreb, Christopher Hibbert
Edition2, illustrated, revised
PublisherPapermac, 1993
ISBN0333576888, 9780333576885
Length1060 pages
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History / Europe / Great Britain / General
Travel / General
  
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