EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT LONDON IS WRONG

Book ID/图书代码： 10418018C00008

English Summary/英文概要： A highly entertaining read for anyone with even a passing interest in London’s history. This myth-busting book takes you on a great ride through history and the city’s character. Think that the tower that holds Big Ben is called St Stephen’s Tower? Think again it was called the Clock Tower until 2012 when it was renamed the Elizabeth Tower. Think that the Union Flag flying over Buckingham Palace means the Queen is home? Think again it means that she’s elsewhere, doing other Queenish things. Packed with details on real London history, it explodes a range of myths from the rumoured burial of Queen Boudica beneath platform 10 at King’s Cross to the lamp on Carting (or ’Farting’) Lane that runs on gas from the city’s sewers. Myths regarding London’s arts, entertainment, food, drink, kings and queens, traditions as well as politics are all covered, to give you a fascinating insight into the true capital.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 对于任何一位对伦敦历史感兴趣的人来说，这都是一本极具娱乐性的读物。这本打破谬论的书带你穿越历史和城市特写。想想那座著名的大本钟的塔楼在维多利亚时期被称为圣斯蒂芬塔？再想想，它被称为钟楼直到2012年改名为伊丽莎白塔。你想想如果在白金汉宫上空飘扬的英国国旗时，意味着女王正在宫中？再想想—或许这意味着她在别处, 做着一些女王该做的事情。

书中充满了关于真实伦敦历史的细节, 有着各种各样的神话，据传闻，在国王十字车站的10号站台下面埋葬了布迪安女王，还有从城市下水道里运来的煤气灯（或“排气”）灯。关于伦敦艺术, 娱乐, 食物, 饮料, 国王和王后, 传统和政治的神话都被一一囊括, 让你独具慧眼一睹真实的雾都风采。(Sandy)

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About the Author/作者介绍： Matt has over a decade’s experience of professional writing about London. As editor, and now editor-atlarge of Londonist, he has contributed over 5,000 articles about the capital. In the process, he has explored the sewers and underground catacombs,climbed up behind the lights of Piccadilly Circus, slept in a plague pit, and clambered over the roof of St Pancras Station. He gives regular talks about London,and has spoken at London Transport Museum, 55 Broadway, Museum of London and onboard the London Eye, among many others. He is author of ’London Night and Day’ (2015), also from Batsford. Previously, Matt was a scientific editor, working on titles and websites for Reed Elsevier and Nature Publishing Group.

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