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A review by kelpish
London by Edward Rutherfurd
5.0
I first read London a few years back, but I have to say I enjoyed it even more this time around since my interest in archaeology and history has grown. This is truly an epic work and mirrors the city itself: layers upon layers of stories, bloodlines, artifacts, architecture, and history.
Each chapter, while set in the same familiar setting, feels like the different eras and voices you can see in London today. Roman walls, medieval guild halls, Shakespeare’s poetry, Christopher Wren’s monumental buildings, the echoes of the Industrial Revolution: it’s all there if you just stroll down a street and keep your senses keen. The city holds such a dear place in my heart and it is a truly remarkable process to read about the generational changes through its two millennia of large-scale habitation.
Each chapter, while set in the same familiar setting, feels like the different eras and voices you can see in London today. Roman walls, medieval guild halls, Shakespeare’s poetry, Christopher Wren’s monumental buildings, the echoes of the Industrial Revolution: it’s all there if you just stroll down a street and keep your senses keen. The city holds such a dear place in my heart and it is a truly remarkable process to read about the generational changes through its two millennia of large-scale habitation.