The A-Z of Curious London: Strange Stories of Mysteries, Crimes and Eccentrics

by Gilly Pickup

Overview

An A-Z of eccentric characters, strange events, and curious happenings, this book reveals the amazing and curious history of the city of London

Spooky, gruesome, and weird, but true, things about one of the world's greatest cities come alive here. Discover London's tiniest house, a 4,000-year-old mouse made from Nile clay, and the amazing things people leave on London's trains (including false teeth, a human skull, and even a park bench). Why did a dentist keep his dead wife on view in a shop window? Where did a shopkeeper murder 150 customers? Which Queen showed her bosom to an Ambassador? Why was a man arrested for wearing a top hat? In the center of the city, why is no thoroughfare called a road? To sum up, eccentrics, legends, folklore, murders, scandals, ghosts, incredible characters, and oodles of wow factor—it's all here.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780752489681
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	10/01/2013
Series:	A-Z of Curious
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Gilly Pickup is a journalist and travel writer who has written for a number of publications, including the Daily Telegraph.