Book description
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…
Why read it?
1 author picked Everything You Know About London is Wrong as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Because Matt’s a mate–but also one of the funniest, cleverest writers I know. He is one of the editors of Londonist, a fascinating raconteur, and a fount of useless information on every topic. Ironically, he is from Yorkshire, but I doubt whether many Londoners could match his knowledge of their city.
Thanks to Matt, I enjoyed around five years of writing for fun for Londonist (back in its amateur, less corporate days) and met so many of their very talented contributors. Many of us remain friends to this day.
From Sally's list on The best books about the less obvious bits of London.
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