'The most ingenious, informative, inimitable, individual, innovative,
insightful, inspiring, instructive, intelligible, intoxicating,
intricate guide to the great city that I have ever seen. Bravo!' Philip
Pullman 'A glorious and delightful compendium and guide to London from
Above, Below and all the in-betweens' Neil Gaiman Curiocity is a London
book unlike any other. Its 26 chapters weave together facts, myths,
stories, riddles, essays, diagrams, illustrations and itineraries to
explore every aspect of life in the capital. At the heart of each
chapter is a hand-drawn map, charting everything from thecity's islands
and underground spaces, to its erogenous zones and dystopian futures.
Taking you from Atlas to Zones, via Congestion, Folkmoot, Pearls and
Xenophilia, Curiocity will transform the way you see London. 'The
greatest book about London published in modern times ... an illuminated
manuscript for the 21st century city' Londonist 'Here is something
different ... the literary equivalent of Sir John Soane's Museum ...
quite breathtaking' The Times Literary Supplement 'Remarkable ... a
nerdy Londoner's paradise ... an exquisite 450-page cross between an
encyclopaedia and an artwork' Evening Standard 'Utterly extraordinary'
Tom Holland 'However well you think you know London, you will discover
something newon virtually every page, and the things you know well will
be seen completely differently' The London Society
