A Londoner tells gripping stories about much visited Big Smoke streets in original elegantly illustrated poetry. The book is unique and unprecedented—filled with history, facts, insights and observations, eloquently and neatly composed, and beautifully presented. It opens the eyes of locals, visitors, guides on some of the most distinguished capital’s thoroughfares.
- Baker Street
- Bond Street
- Carnaby Street
- Denmark Street
- Downing Street
- Harley Street
- Haymarket
- Jermyn Street
- Marylebone High Street
- Mount Street
- Oxford Street
- Pall Mall
- Park Lane
- Piccadilly
- Savile Row
- Shaftesbury Avenue
- Strand
- The Mall
- Tottenham Court Road
- Whitehall
- Bishopsgate
- Brick Lane
- Cheapside
- Fleet Street
- Threadneedle Street
- Cheyne Walk
- Kensington High Street
- King’s Road
- Portobello
- Sloane Street
- Camden High Street
- Abbey Road
It fits nicely in the hand and makes a wonderful pocket size companion and gift to anyone interested in the Big Smoke—visitors, tourists, guides, city fans, culture and geography explorers, city trippers and family adventurers across all age groups. It is a must have for anyone wanting to impress their family and loved ones on what otherwise would have been a routine walk.
The book feels sincere and personal. It celebrates London’s rich history and architecture, arts and culture. The tasteful imagery and rich vocabulary instills a sense of wonder and excitement, and adds a fresh perspective on UK capital’s iconic streets.
Written to be enjoyed in myriad ways – read aloud or in quiet solitude, poem at a time or all in one go it gives the reader a vast foundation to study, build upon and explore the metropolis further. It will be read many times over, each time as if it was the first.
The pilgrimage to London through its pages is an enchanting and memorable journey in itself.
Following London Baby Seaside, London Baby Rides, London Baby Christmas, London Baby Sights, London Baby Markets, London Baby Birthday, London Baby Money, this London Baby Streets book is the 10th book in the London Baby Series.
REVIEWS
***** by Cindy Topps, Goodreads
Lande Jewels takes us not only on a tour of streets through London`s inner city, but through some of its thirty-two boroughs, as well, and of course, all in the pleasing form of lively verse which we have come to expect from the author. The books, this one included, are made so much more personal by this fact, it almost seems as if they were bespoke. London being the world focal point that it is, many street names will be familiar, Sherlock Holmes` Baker Street (even though Sir Arthur Conan Doyle furnished readers with a fictitious address for the detective), Carnaby Street, where mini-skirted singer Peggy March so memorably introduced German audiences to The Swinging City`s street with her 1970 hit, “In der Carnaby Street,” and Downing Street, instantly recognized across the globe nearly every time a television is turned on and mention made of the Prime Minister, and even “squares” know that Abbey Road helped spread the Beatles` fame, to name but a few. Come, join the fun and discover the truly unique character of London streets, steeped in ancient history, yet not a bit stodgy!
Disclaimer: I received an advance review copy for free, and am leaving a review voluntarily.
