London: a Novel: Edward Rutherfurd

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Edward has lived in London, New York, New Hampshire and Ireland. He currently divides his time between New England and Europe. He has two children.

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Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Muy bien. Sin Sobrecubierta. 1ª Edición. Titulo original: London. Traducción: Camila Batlles. Los gastos de envío son calculados para un peso inferior a 1kg, superándose este peso le informaremos de los gastos de envío adicionales. Lazy and engrossing way to read History.Salt and pepper sprinklingl of anecdote and humour keeps the reader chipping along.

Whilst working he managed to get a clear insight into how the publishing industry operated and what went into creating a strong novel, always retaining a keen interest in literature and the written word all the way throughout. His interest in history also helped him gain an insight into the material that he was going to be working with in the future as well, allowing him to inject a sense of realism and accuracy into his narratives and characters. Long and extensively researched, this passion for history that he’s kept with him throughout his life is clearly reflected in his novels and their huge and expansive narratives. Vanessa Montfort and Edward Rutherfurd, recipients of the XI International Historical Novel Prize "City of Zaragoza" ". Zaragoza City Council News. 20 May 2006 . Retrieved 5 March 2016. Blodmonath, the month of blood, the Saxons called November. Blodmonath, when the oxen were slain before the winter snows. Edward Rutherfurd is a pen name for Francis Edward Wintle [1] (born in 1948). He is best known as a writer of epic historical novels that span long periods of history but are set in particular places. His debut novel, Sarum, set the pattern for his work with a ten-thousand-year storyline.

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Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Bien. 1ª Edición. Novela. Un recorrido por 2.000 años de la historia de Londres. Tela editorial tapa dura con sobrecubierta de editorial ilustrada. Sin subrayados ni anotaciones. Perfecto estado de conservación. Hardcover. Condition: Near fine copy. First Edition. 233 x 152mm, dark blue cloth, spine lettered & ruled in gilt, pp/[xvi] 832, dark greyish blue endpapers. Small abraded patch on front free endpaper, otherwise a fine copy in fine unclipped pictorial dustwrapper with illustration by Steve Rawlings. This book weighs more than 1 kilo. Edward Rutherford writes mammoth books where the central character is a place and the people in them are incidental and used to drive the plot across a given time period (usually several thousand years). It is a formula that has worked well and gained critical and popular acclaim. ‘London’ is the third such novel of his I have read; the other two are ‘Sarum’ and ‘The Forest’. Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuth

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Fascinantan je pokušaj, i makar u ovom prvom delu, osvežavajući, pitko i plitko pisan, informativan, interesantan i lep. Svako poglavlje zasebna priča. Svaka priča zasebni junaci. Svi junaci potomci onih prethodnih. Od prazne ostrvske keltske močvare i prvih rimskih dolazaka i Cezarovih osvajanja, preko postepenog i viševekovnog razvoja kraljevstva, viteštva, kmetstva, zaključno sa pojavom prvih znakova demokratskog uređenja s kraja dvanaetskog veka. English equivalent: Thierry into Terry, Mahieu into Mayhew, Crespin into Crippen, Descamps into Scamp. Their liking for such culinary delicacies as snails might seem strange, but other dishes they brought with them, such as oxtail soup, were soon popular with the English. Their skills in making furniture, perfumes, fans and the newly fashionable wigs were welcome.

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Sarum (also titled Sarum: The Novel of England) is a work of historical fiction by Edward Rutherfurd, first published in 1987. It is Rutherfurd's literary debut. It tells the story of England through the tales of several families in and around the English city of Salisbury, the writer's hometown, from prehistoric times to 1985. [1] Characters [ edit ] Original formato en el que se va desgranando la historia de una ciudad, a través del seguimiento de la vida de los miembros de una serie de sagas familiares. En este caso nos encontramos ante la historia de Londres, desde antes de la llegada de Julio César a Britania en el 54 a.c., hasta los tiempos actuales. I suggest reading this book for more of the historical facts than any sort of story-telling. As a history of London (and England) it's nice in that it's not too dry and involves a little bit of fictional aspects. However, the fact that the characters change every couple of chapters (as the narrative jumps forward in time) hurts the flow of the story and stops you from developing any sort of attachment to the characters. Really, who cares if a character gets what they want, achieves their dreams, are the good guy/bad guy, when you know that in the next chapter you'll jump ahead to their descendents where their circumstances might have completely changed??

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Because the book spans so many centuries and stories, the individual characters and their plotlines might be simplistic, but I didn't mind that. The point of London is history, not character arcs. Johnson, Karyn. "Book Review - London The Novel by Edward Rutherfurd". BellaOnline . Retrieved 21 February 2008. a b Pimentel, Ben. "Sloan Graduates Take the Road Less Traveled". Stanford Graduate School of Business . Retrieved 5 March 2016.

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He dudado mucho acerca de la nota que debería ponerle a esta novela, ya que aunque muchas partes se me hicieron super interesantes otras me aburrieron bastante y se me hicieron muy pesadas... Pero como creo que lo segundo era culpa mía por estar un poco verde con la historia de Inglaterra, el libro se nota currado y muy bien documentado, y la última parte la he disfrutado muchísimo y eso hace que me haya quedado buen sabor de boca... Creo que se merece las 4 estrellas. Aristocrats and stonemasons, brewers and grocers, aldermen and prostitutes, forgers and bodysnatchers, every class and type is to be found in the great river of life that, like the River Thames itself, flows ceaselessly through LONDON. Louder and louder now their mighty ringing grew, clanging and crashing down the major scale, drowning out every puny tune, until even the dome of St. Paul's itself seemed to be resonating in the din. And as he listened to this tremendous sound echoing all around him, so strident and so strong, it suddenly seemed to Carpenter that he could hear therein a thousand other voices: the Puritan voices of Bunyan and his pilgrim, the voice of his father Gideon and his saints, of Martha, why even of the Protestant Almighty himself. And, lost in their massive chorus, for a moment forgetting everything, even his own poor soul, he hugged his grandchildren and cried out in exultation: 'Hear! Oh, hear the voice of the Lord!' Then all the bells of London rang, and then O Be Joyful was joyful indeed.' What a delightful way to get the feel of London and of English history.' READ REVIEW. That said, I do not want to turn people away from reading this wook. It is a very, good solid three stars--just can't give it four. But the patient reader---especially if you like history --will find much to enjoy here.Nearly finished China, great book. Have read all of Rutherfurds books. Loved them all. Always sad when his books are finished🤗 Reply And he pulls off some remarkable effects. Typical of them a description of a Puritan character named O Be Joyful Carpenter listening to the chiming of London's bells: London covers almost two thousand years of history and focuses on a few familial hereditary lines throughout that span of time. Each period of history that is selected by Rutherfurd is complemented by stories that focus on these families. But the stories are mostly rooted in domestic issues. Domestic problems such as infidelity, disobedient spouses, and marriage arrangements dominate every time period covered by Rutherfurd. The history is often provided in narrative form along side the domestic tales and, as a result, life and history move forward on parallel paths. These two vital components seldom merged into that powerful combination known as great historical fiction.