Curiocity: An Alternative A-Z of London

Henry Eliot

Matt Lloyd-Rose

'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

Curiocityis 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,Curiocitywill transform the way you see London.

'The greatest book about London published in modern times ... an illuminated manuscript for the 21st century city'Londonist

'Hereissomething 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

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Henry EliotandMatt Lloyd-Roseare old friends andCuriocityis their first book. Henry has led cheese walks in London, written a book about mazes calledFollow This Thread,and he is the creative editor of Penguin Classics. Matt Lloyd-Rose has been a primary teacher, police officer and social researcher in London. He wrote this book while living in Buenos Aires.

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The most ingenious, insightful, inspiring, intoxicating, and simply interesting guide to the great city that I have ever seen
Remarkable ... a nerdy Londoner's paradise ... an exquisite 450-page cross between an encyclopaedia and an artwork
The greatest book about London published in modern times ... an illuminated manuscript for the 21st century city
London's bookshops and libraries are filled with printed guides to the city but few (if any) are as comprehensive as Curiocity
An endlessly fascinating guide to London ... an eccentric lexical juggernaut ... I doubt that anything of such crazy magnitude will be attempted again in a hurry
A glorious and delightful compendium and guide to London from Above, Below and all the in-betweens
Hereissomething different [...] composed of fresh flashes of insight [...] constructed as a cabinet of curiosities, the literary equivalent of Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's Inn Fields. The work [the authors] have put into it is formidable, the collaboration they have won from contributors, illustrators and publishers quite breathtaking.
The authors' delight in London trivia is infectious
A great walk for the senses
Utterly extraordinary
A glorious treasure trove
A beautifully produced miscellany of fascinating facts about London. Wonderful illustrations are added to intriguing nuggets of information on a huge range of subjects from street cries to earthstars. An object of beauty in itself
Reimagines the 'guidebook' in the same way that Peter Ackroyd'sLondon: the Biographyreinvented historical writing about the capital. And just as Ackroyd set a benchmark, every new guide to London will now be viewed with reference toCuriocity. [...] However well you think you know London, you will discover something new on virtually every page, and the things you know well will be seen completely differently. Highly recommended
Beautifully illustrated, quirky and irreverent
Incredibly clever and gorgeous. It's like a London treasure hunt - an unexpected explorers' map of a city I've lived in all my life and thought I knew

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