Ackroyd, Peter

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1. Title : Thames, The
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The Thames has been a highway, a frontier and an attack route; it has been a playground and a sewer, a source of waterand a source of power. This title... more
14. Title : Chaucer
Author(s) : Ackroyd, Peter
Geoffrey Chaucer, who died in 1400, enjoyed an eventful life. He served with the Duke of Clarence and with Edward III, and in 1359 was taken prisoner in... more
2. Title : Novel (2003)
Author(s) : Ackroyd, Peter
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15. Title : Turner
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A short biography revealing the genius of the artist and the abiding qualities of the man. more
16. Title : Collection, The
Author(s) : Ackroyd, Peter
During the 1970s and 1980s, Peter Ackroyd wrote countless book reviews and articles for the "Spectator", on literature, film and a number of social and... more
17. Title : Clerkenwell Tales, The
Author(s) : Ackroyd, Peter
Sister Clarice, a nun in the House of St Mary at Clerkenwell, experiences visions. This novel begins with "The Nun's Tale", and continues with the "The... more
5. Title : Shakespeare Box Set
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18. Title : Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem
Author(s) : Ackroyd, Peter
In this novel the light and the dark sides of 19th-century London flow into each other, attracting the attention of famous names such as Marx and Gissing,... more
6. Title : Illustrated London
Author(s) : Ackroyd, Peter
This large format picture book about London is divided into four parts: Roman and medieval London; the Great Fire of 1666 compared with the Blitz of 1944;... more
7. Title : William Blake
Author(s) : Hamlyn, Robin , Ackroyd, Peter , Butler, Marilyn
Presents reproductions of more than two hundred prints, paintings, drawings, and illuminated books by William Blake, accompanied by essays on Blake the... more
20. Title : Lambs of London, The
Author(s) : Ackroyd, Peter
This is Ackroyd's retelling of a 19th century drama which keeps the reader guessing right to the end. more
8. Title : London (Signed)
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21. Title : Fall of Troy, The
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9. Title : Albion (Signed)
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22. Title : Last Testament of Oscar Wilde, The
Author(s) : Ackroyd, Peter
Oscar Wilde never wrote a last testament during his isolation in Paris. This book takes the known facts about Oscar Wilde and converts them into a fictional... more
10. Title : First Light
Author(s) : Ackroyd, Peter
In this title, the excavation of an astronomically aligned neolithic grave in Dorset unexpectedly affects the lives of an archaeologist, astronomer, and... more
23. Title : Great Fire of London, The
Author(s) : Ackroyd, Peter
Spenser Spender wants to make a film of Dickens' "Little Dorrit" using a contemporary London prison as a set. But he is not the only person interested... more
11. Title : Thames, The
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24. Title : T.S.Eliot
Author(s) : Ackroyd, Peter
Peter Ackroyd's biography gives new insights into Eliot's life and work. The author also wrote "First Light", "Chatterton" and "Hawksmoor". more
12. Title : Mystery of Charles Dickens, The
Author(s) : Ackroyd, Peter
This adaptation of the one-man show in which Simon Callow toured, also features his voice as he becomes Charles Dickens, travelling to a land of pompous... more
25. Title : Blake
Author(s) : Ackroyd, Peter
A biography of William Blake who was a poet, painter, engraver and visionary. more
13. Title : Kingdom of the Dead
Author(s) : Ackroyd, Peter
From Mummys to monuments, Pharaohs to pyramids - enter the Kingdom of the Dead. The original empire, Egypt, was a land of wealth and wonder, assassinations... more
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