A 2002 reprint of this 1927 classic of travel writing. London past, present, and modern. Picture Claudius leading his war elephants across the Thames, the executions at the Tower, the London of Shakespeare, the Blitz, Soho, Covent Garden. A book to carry in London for a lifetime of exploration. Morton's fame began with the discovery of Tutenkhamen's tomb in the 1920's, which he followed up by becoming one of the world's greatest travel writers. A little wrinkle on the first few pages bottom corner, otherwise VG. Da Capo Press. 2002. Paper. USED. $5.00