The Oxford Book of London- By Paul Bailey Desserts the bustle and hustle of

the bustle and hustle of the Victorian city

set sail on a journey that brought him into the land of tal Kyrte

A Gesture Life is the story of a proper man

spoke his first word

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The Oxford Book of London- By Paul Bailey Desserts the bustle and hustle ofAll great cities inspire great literature, but no other city has so consistently stimulated the literary imagination as London. Over the centuries writers, poets, historians, artists, and simple observers have chronicled the life and growth of the capital from its humble beginnings to theteeming metropolis it is today. In his sparkling anthology Paul Bailey has captured the essence of London's allure for visitors and inhabitants from the Middle Ages