London Under

As ever his research is meticulous, his scope expansive, his writing definitive. Every sentence is delivered with judicial gravity and command...Once again, Ackroyd shares his vision of a mythical city most do not see -- Euan Ferguson ― Time Out

While many authors have shone a flashlight on London's catacombs and tunnels, Ackroyd's vision is infra-red...skilled at connecting the past, present and future...For those looking for a highly readable introduction, plumb and depth to get a copy ― Londonist

This book is not a straightforward history of London's relationship with the clay on which it stands but a poetic invoking of what Ackroyd perceives as the diabolic terror of the earth -- Claire Allfree ― Metro

Other worlds lurk below London, and Ackroyd revels in them. The book is both an absorbing history of those parts of the capital that lie beneath our feet and a meditation on the meaning we give them ― Literary Review

A literary, cultural and topographical sat-nav for going underground in London... With quick, deft stitches he sews the fantastical and the familiar into a macabre sampler of the city that exists beneath the feet of its citizens ― The Times

London Under is written with Ackroyd's characteristic panache ― Sunday Times

[A] fascinating history of the capital beneath the surface... Irresistible -- Dominic Sandbrook ― Financial Times

There is much here that will delight Ackroyd's many admirers ― Times Literary Supplement

Ackroyd takes us through the layers of the city, lifting the covers to peer downwards ― Camden New Journal