London Stories (Everyman's Library Pocket Classics Series)

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Although long since vanished, there was once a splendid royal palace to the south of the White Tower. During the Wars of the Roses, Henry VI was murdered here in 1471 and, later, the children of his great rival Edward IV – the Princes in the Tower - vanished within its walls in 1483.

London Transport have commissioned a huge variety of artists and designers and promoted a wide range of artistic and graphic styles and techniques. Michael, the youngest, is torn between the opposing attitudes of his two brothers and struggles to decide which of his siblings is the better influence.On 30 December 1952, Albert Gunter was driving the number 78 bus over Tower Bridge towards Shoreditch when the bridge - to his surprise - began opening. Stephen McLaren moved to Bethnal Green in 1996, became a photographer, and quickly realised he never wanted to live anywhere else in London other than the East End.

Take a look back on the occasions when the Queen visited and travelled on London’s transport network. London bus driver Charles Lee was one of the first drivers to serve in the First World War along with his bus. Dickens in 1853 was keenly aware of the fact that London was the center of the Victorian world, drawing in artifact and influence from all the far corners of the globe. I looked forward to this greatly having loved Jerry White's history of London in the 19th century and after enjoying some other place based anthologies such as the Library of America volume on Los Angeles. By very cleverly tying the stories together we are given an insight into how sharing by communicating can make people think in ways they may not have done before.In the years leading up to the First World War, posters were used as a vital tool to promote the network. London Stories is not only an exquisite literary journey but also an exploration of the human condition that transcends time and place.