Sinister tales, ghost stories, thrillers and vignettes that reach back as far as the Victorian era, all steeped in the essence of London's urban community, its industrial heritage, the docks, Victoriana, the Blitz and the War. Nine original stories and seven classic reprints that explore the capital's dark underbelly but also celebrate its character and charm.Sixteen stories, one city. Welcome to London as you've never seen her before.Contents:1. Introduction by Ian Whates2. Hunger - Bryony Pearce3. A Street - Arthur Morrison4. A Maze for the Minotaur - Reggie Oliver5. The Phantom Model (A Wapping Romance) - Hume Nisbet6. The Ghost of Cock Lane - Rose Biggin7. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle - Juliet E. McKenna8. Watercress Girl - Henry Mayhew9. Queen Rat - David Rix10. Christopherson - George Gissing11. From The Casebook of Master Wiggins, Esq. - Paul Di Filippo12. Albert And The Engine Of Albion - Terry Grimwood13. In the Tube - E.F. Benson14. A Romance of the Piccadilly Tube - T.G. Jackson15. Blood and Bone - Susan Boulton16. Behind the Shade - Arthur Morrison17. Southall Tantra - Paul StJohn Mackintosh About the Authors
