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Great Pubs of London: Pocket Edition (Hardcover)
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Great Pubs of London: Pocket Edition (Hardcover)
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List price R482
Loot Price R409
Discovery Miles 4 090
You Save R73 (15%)
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A pocket-sized edition of the best-selling Great Pubs of London,
this book celebrates London's most significant and historic pubs.
For centuries, the pub has been an essential part of London's
cultural and social fabric. This book takes readers through the
doors of 25 historically and architecturally significant London
pubs. Through photographs specially commissioned for this project,
readers can explore these institutions--from snob screens to
400-hundred-year-old flagstone floors. Engaging texts highlight
what makes each pub so special, their place in London's history,
the personalities who have frequented them, the events that
occurred inside, and the ways pubs have contributed phrases such as
"on the wagon" and "one for the road" to the modern lexicon. This
book reveals why the Lamb and Flag in Covent Garden earned the
nickname the "Bucket of Blood," and features a pub that Charles
Dickens described as a "great rambling queer old place."
Furthermore, the book muses over the chances that Casanova paid a
visit to The Dog and Duck in Soho, and uncovers the location of
Charles De Gaulle's favorite wartime watering hole. This
fascinating book is a must-have for anyone with a love for these
London institutions and its new, easy-to-carry format makes it
perfect for taking on a historic pub crawl.
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