Rosemary Gray is a Londoner with a long career in writing, editing and publishing. This companion to London captures the varying moods of the great city over recent centuries, with quotations, poems, essays and extracts from great works written in its honour. It is beautifully illustrated with drawings and engravings from distinguished artists including Gustave Dore, George Cruikshank, James McNeill Whistler and Hugh Thomson, as well as contemporary prints and photographs.