Peter Ackroyd

Peter Ackroyd

Peter Ackroyd has written at least 105 books. Their most popular book is Foundation: The History of England Volume I with 27 saves with an average rating of 4⭐.

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Author Bio

Peter Ackroyd is an English biographer, novelist and critic with a particular interest in the history and culture of London. For his novels about English history and culture and his biographies of, among others, William Blake, Charles Dickens, T. S. Eliot and Sir Thomas More, he won the Somerset Maugham Award and two Whitbread Awards. He is noted for the volume of work he has produced, the range of styles therein, his skill at assuming different voices and the depth of his research. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1984 and appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2003. - Wikipedia

Foundation: The History of England Volume I

#1 of 5 in The History of England

2011 • 27 Readers • 500 pages 4

London: The Biography

London: The Biography
ByPeter Ackroyd

2000 • 23 Readers • 801 pages 3.3

Hawksmoor

Hawksmoor
ByPeter Ackroyd,Anja Haglund(Translator),+1 more

1985 • 23 Readers • 345 pages 3.8

London Under: The Secret History Beneath the Streets

2011 • 16 Readers • 240 pages 3

Revolution

#4 of 5 in The History of England

Revolution
ByPeter Ackroyd

2016 • 14 Readers • 400 pages 4.2

Rebellion: The History of England from James I to the Glorious Revolution

#3 of 5 in The History of England

2014 • 12 Readers • 502 pages 3

Tudors

#2 of 5 in The History of England

Tudors
ByPeter Ackroyd

2012 • 12 Readers • 535 pages

Queer City

Queer City
ByPeter Ackroyd

2017 • 10 Readers • 272 pages 3.8

The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein

2008 • 9 Readers • 304 pages 4

The House of Doctor Dee

1993 • 9 Readers • 277 pages 2.5

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2009 • 7 Readers • 436 pages 4

Shakespeare: The Biography

2005 • 7 Readers • 608 pages 5

Chatterton

Chatterton
ByPeter Ackroyd

1987 • 7 Readers • 234 pages 3.5

Blake

Blake
ByPeter Ackroyd

1995 • 6 Readers • 400 pages

Dickens

Dickens
ByPeter Ackroyd

1990 • 6 Readers • 1,195 pages 3

Innovation

Innovation
ByPeter Ackroyd

2021 • 6 Readers • 352 pages

Dominion

Dominion
ByPeter Ackroyd

2019 • 6 Readers • 352 pages

The Lambs of London

The Lambs of London
ByPeter Ackroyd

2004 • 6 Readers • 228 pages 3.7

The Trial of Elizabeth Cree

1994 • 5 Readers • 246 pages 3.7

Civil War

Civil War
ByPeter Ackroyd

2014 • 5 Readers • 529 pages 3.5

London Under

London Under
ByPeter Ackroyd

2011 • 5 Readers • 212 pages 3

The Fall of Troy

The Fall of Troy
ByPeter Ackroyd

2006 • 5 Readers • 256 pages 3

Thames

Thames
ByPeter Ackroyd

2007 • 5 Readers • 482 pages

Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem

4 Readers 3

The Portrait of Mr W.H.

1889 • 4 Readers • 88 pages 4

Dominion: The History of England from the Battle of Waterloo to Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

#5 of 5 in The History of England

2018 • 4 Readers • 387 pages 3

The death of King Arthur

4 Readers 3

The History of England: Foundation

2011 • 4 Readers • 486 pages 3

Foundation: The History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors

#1 of 5 in The History of England

2011 • 4 Readers • 19 pages 4

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2010 • 4 Readers • 276 pages

Albion

Albion
ByPeter Ackroyd

2002 • 4 Readers • 560 pages

Mr Cadmus

Mr Cadmus
ByPeter Ackroyd

2020 • 4 Readers • 192 pages

Life Of Thomas More

Life Of Thomas More
ByPeter Ackroyd

1998 • 3 Readers • 434 pages 4

Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day

2017 • 3 Readers • 272 pages

Poe

#4 of 5 in Ackroyd's Brief Lives

Poe
ByPeter Ackroyd

2008 • 3 Readers • 205 pages 3.5

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock
ByPeter Ackroyd

2016 • 3 Readers • 290 pages 5

Tudors: The History of England Volume 2

#2 of 5 in The History of England

2012 • 3 Readers • 352 pages 5

The Last Testament Of Oscar Wilde

1983 • 3 Readers • 185 pages

A Brief Guide to William Shakespeare: Without the Boring Bits

2010 • 3 Readers • 447 pages

English Music

English Music
ByPeter Ackroyd

1992 • 2 Readers

The Plato papers

The Plato papers
ByPeter Ackroyd

1999 • 2 Readers • 138 pages 3.5

First Light

First Light
ByPeter Ackroyd

1989 • 2 Readers • 336 pages

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Milton in America
ByPeter Ackroyd

2 Readers

Chaucer

#1 of 5 in Ackroyd's Brief Lives

Chaucer
ByPeter Ackroyd

1980 • 2 Readers

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2010 • 2 Readers • 316 pages

Wilkie Collins: A Brief Life

#5 of 5 in Ackroyd's Brief Lives

2012 • 2 Readers • 255 pages

London: A Biography

London: A Biography
ByPeter Ackroyd

2000 • 2 Readers

Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life

2015 • 2 Readers 3

Venice: Pure City

Venice: Pure City
ByPeter Ackroyd

2007 • 2 Readers • 403 pages 2

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#3 of 5 in The History of England

2014 • 2 Readers 3

I sotterranei di Londra

I sotterranei di Londra
ByPeter Ackroyd,Massimo Ortelio(Translator)

2011 • 1 Reader • 240 pages

Dickens: Public Life and Private Passion

2002 • 1 Reader • 160 pages 5

Edgar Allan Poe: de biografie

#4 of 5 in Ackroyd's Brief Lives

Edgar Allan Poe: de biografie
ByPeter Ackroyd,David Koppernik(Translator)

2008 • 1 Reader • 187 pages

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دلقک و هیولا
ByPeter Ackroyd,سعید سبزیان مرادآبادی(Translator),+1 more

1994 • 1 Reader • 352 pages 4

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#4 of 5 in Ackroyd's Brief Lives

Poe: Uma vida abreviada
ByPeter Ackroyd,Alberto Simões(Translator)

2008 • 1 Reader • 169 pages 4

The Pit and the Pendulum: The Essential Poe

1 Reader • 256 pages

The Mammoth Book of Modern Ghost Stories

The Mammoth Book of Modern Ghost Stories
ByPeter Haining(Editor),M.R. James(Contributor)

2007 • 1 Reader • 512 pages

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La sombra de Hawksmoor
ByPeter Ackroyd,Fátima Serra(Translator)

1 Reader

Foundation

#1 of 5 in The History of England

Foundation
ByPeter Ackroyd

2011 • 1 Reader • 352 pages

Venice

Venice
ByPeter Ackroyd

2007 • 1 Reader • 462 pages 3

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Londra: Una biografia
ByPeter Ackroyd,Luca Cafiero(Translator)

2000 • 1 Reader 5

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1 Reader

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Queer City: Londra. Un'altra storia
ByPeter Ackroyd,Alberto Milazzo(Translator)

1 Reader 1

Ancient Rome

Voyages Through Time

Ancient Rome
ByPeter Ackroyd

2005 • 1 Reader • 144 pages

Newton

#3 of 5 in Ackroyd's Brief Lives

Newton
ByPeter Ackroyd

2006 • 1 Reader • 186 pages

T. S. Eliot

T. S. Eliot
ByPeter Ackroyd

1984 • 1 Reader • 400 pages

Three brothers

Three brothers
ByPeter Ackroyd

1 Reader

Rebellion

Rebellion
ByPeter Ackroyd

2014 • 1 Reader • 502 pages

London Under

London Under
ByPeter Ackroyd

2011 • 1 Reader • 240 pages 3

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin
ByPeter Ackroyd

2014 • 1 Reader • 304 pages

The Clerkenwell tales

The Clerkenwell tales
ByPeter Ackroyd

1 Reader

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Life Of Thomas More
ByPeter Ackroyd

1 Reader

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Voices from Dickens London
ByMichael Paterson

2006 • 1 Reader

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1 Reader

Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle for Britain

2006 • 1 Reader • 500 pages

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Illustrated London
ByPeter Ackroyd

1 Reader

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1 Reader

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The Book of Isaiah
ByPeter Ackroyd

1 Reader

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Poe: A Life Cut Short
ByPeter Ackroyd

1 Reader

Edgar Allan Poe: Lyhyt elämä

#4 of 5 in Ackroyd's Brief Lives

2008 • 1 Reader • 175 pages

Turner

#2 of 5 in Ackroyd's Brief Lives

Turner
ByPeter Ackroyd

2002 • 1 Reader • 161 pages 4

Memoirs of the Extraordinary Life, Works and Discoveries of Martinus Scriblerus

1741 • 1 Reader • 102 pages 3

The Limehouse Golem

The Limehouse Golem
ByPeter Ackroyd

1994 • 1 Reader • 265 pages 4

London - Districts and Suburbs

2000 • 1 Reader

Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I

#2 of 5 in The History of England

2012 • 1 Reader • 528 pages 3.5

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Documentele lui Platon
ByPeter Ackroyd

1999 • 204 pages

Thames: Sacred River

Thames: Sacred River
ByPeter Ackroyd

2008 • 516 pages

Dickens' London

Dickens' London
ByPeter Ackroyd

The History of England

The History of England
ByPeter Ackroyd

2015 • 529 pages

The Collection

The Collection
ByPeter Ackroyd

2001 • 504 pages

The beginning

The beginning
ByPeter Ackroyd

Londyn. Biografia

Londyn. Biografia
ByPeter Ackroyd,Tomasz Bieroń(Translator)

2000 • 792 pages

Queer London

Queer London
ByPeter Ackroyd

2018 • 272 pages

Kingdom of the dead

Kingdom of the dead
ByPeter Ackroyd

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Wie es uns gefällt
ByPeter Ackroyd

2004 • 224 pages

The English Soul

The English Soul
ByPeter Ackroyd

2024 • 382 pages