'A tour de force of biography, history, politics, philosophy and experimental science' ECONOMISTThe remarkable and inspiring story of how London was transformed after the Great Fire of 1666 into the most...

The story of London, told through twelve of its most seminal buildings.'Excellent ...this is an imaginative book that finds a convincing new way to tell the story of one of the most written-about cities...

‘Brilliant’ Financial Times ‘Hollis expertly weaves together the human tragedy and high politics behind the explosion of one of the world’s greatest cities’ Dan Snow The reclaimed history of a woman whose...