Copyright © 2011 by Peter Ackroyd
All rights reserved. Published in the United States
by
Nan A. Talese / Doubleday,
a division of Random House, Inc., New York.
DOUBLEDAY is a registered
trademark of
Random House, Inc. Nan A. Talese and the colophon are trademarks
of
Random House, Inc.
Originally published in Great Britain by Chatto
& Windus, an imprint of
the Random House Group Limited, London.
Book design by Maria Carella
Title page: Bird’s-eye view of the Thames tunnel, lithograph by
Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, 1851–5
Front of jacket, top: View of a London street with suggested tunnel underneath for traffic relief, c. 1850 (lithograph), Guildhall Library, City of London/The Bridgeman Art Library
Front of jacket, bottom: Photograph of Fleet sewer © Thames Water
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication
Data
Ackroyd, Peter, 1949–
London under : the secret history beneath the streets / Peter
Ackroyd.—
1st American ed.
p. cm.
“Originally published in Great Britain by Chatto & Windus,
London, in
2011”—T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
(alk. paper)
1. Underground areas—England—London—History. 2. London
(England)—Description and travel. 3. Subways—England—
London—History. 4. Tunnels—England—London—
History. 5. London (England)—History. I. Title.
DA689.U5A25 2011
914.2104′86—dc22 2011005301
eISBN: 978-0-385-53151-1
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