Publisher's Synopsis
Following on from the hugely successful London's Strangest Tales, Tom Quinn plunges even deeper into the endlessly beguiling past of one of the world's greatest capitals, and once more unpicks the quirkiest tales that characterise London.
Why would Winston Churchill ask to be lowered in a bucket into the sewers of London? Why is the name George so important to certain elitist London clubs? Why did the market for human teeth become such a booming industry? As with many old cities, a wealth of bizarre and astonishing tales makes up the history of London: stories ranging from the churches and streets of the city to the incredible actions of monarchs and mavericks.
Inside these pages you will uncover the stories of a king who enjoyed cross-dressing and the schoolboys who played football with a pancake; you will learn which prestigious department store once sold cocaine over the counter and why Napoleon's nose is built into the structure of Admiralty Arch. More London's Strangest Tales promises to be an incredible collection of the weird and wonderful, a city guide proving once and for all that truth is stranger than fiction.
Tom Quinn is the author of many titles including London's Strangest Tales, Backstairs Billy: The Life of William Tallon, the Queen Mother's most Devoted Servant, and The Cook's Tale: Life Below Stairs as it Really Was. He also writes occasional obituaries for the Times and edits Country Business magazine.
