London under
Subtitle: the secret history beneath the streets
By: Peter Ackroyd
Edition: 1st United States ed.
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780385531504
Subjects: History; Underground areas; Description and travel; Tunnels; Subways
Description: A 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.
Notes: "Originally published in Great Britain by Chatto & Windus"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-209) and index.
Table of contents: title: Darkness visible; title: Rising up; title: Holy water; title: Forgotten streams; title: Old man river; title: The heart of darkness; title: The pipes of London; title: The mole men; title: The deep lines; title: Far under ground; title: Buried secrets; title: The war below; title: Deep fantasies.