London has the greatest literary tradition of any city in the world. Its roll call of storytellers includes cultural giants like Shakespeare, Defoe, and Dickens

Twelve stories that transport the reader from the Londinium of two millennia past to the London of 2012, anticipating the Olympic games and a Diamond Jubilee.

47 dramatic short stories with original illustrations.

A selection of London's short stories includes adventure, comedy, social satire, and tall tales