London: a Novel: Edward Rutherfurd

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Creo que lo mejor que tiene el libro es que te da una visión de la evolución de la ciudad, desde su aparición hasta la segunda guerra mundial. Había infinidad de datos que desconocía y puedo decir que he aprendido mucho, ya no solo de Londres, si no de la historia de Inglaterra en general. He dudado mucho acerca de la nota que debería ponerle a esta novela, ya que aunque muchas partes se me hicieron super interesantes otras me aburrieron bastante y se me hicieron muy pesadas... Pero como creo que lo segundo era culpa mía por estar un poco verde con la historia de Inglaterra, el libro se nota currado y muy bien documentado, y la última parte la he disfrutado muchísimo y eso hace que me haya quedado buen sabor de boca... Creo que se merece las 4 estrellas. Aristocrats and stonemasons, brewers and grocers, aldermen and prostitutes, forgers and bodysnatchers, every class and type is to be found in the great river of life that, like the River Thames itself, flows ceaselessly through LONDON. Edward Rutherfurd is a pen name for Francis Edward Wintle [1] (born in 1948). He is best known as a writer of epic historical novels that span long periods of history but are set in particular places. His debut novel, Sarum, set the pattern for his work with a ten-thousand-year storyline. At the end of the Wars of the Roses, London had perhaps fifty thousand people; by Elizabeth’s last years, four times that number.

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En este caso (y que los ingleses no londinenses me perdonen), la historia de Londres se superpone a la Historia de la isla, y es una buena escusa para darle un buen repaso. También vamos asistiendo al desarrollo de la ciudad, con sus épocas de esplendor o decadencia, a su desarrollo urbanístico y haciendo especial hincapié en los hechos históricos más relevantes, que en ella acaecieron. El libro es ameno (no deja de ser un "tocho" de casi 1200 págs), los personajes son interesantes, así que, desde mi punto de vista merece la pena. Since I haven't read many books about history, London held a world of new and interesting information for me - what lives were like for upper classes, kings and working men, the rights of women, political turmoils, religious transformations, important historical events, epidemics, traditions, works of art. Because I'm new to the topic, can't say if Rutherfurd was accurate and in-depth about his narrative or not. Historical figures, such as Julius Caesar, Geoffrey Chaucer, Henry VIII, William Shakespeare, and Pocahontas, make appearances alongside fictional characters and historical kings and queens of England. Nearly finished China, great book. Have read all of Rutherfurds books. Loved them all. Always sad when his books are finished🤗 Reply

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Hold-your-breath suspense, buccaneering adventure, and passionate tales of love and war.” — The Times (London) Spanning a duration of 1,800 years, this captures a large chunk of Russian history taking the reader on a journey, as they meet five families along the way. Focusing on the Romanovs, Karpenkos, Popov, Suvorins and Bobrovs, it tells their intertwined stories in great detail and depth, with great attention to accuracy too. Using real life stories and actual historical figures it conveys a sense of realism as it hones in on certain characters pinpointing who they are and where they fit in to the overall proceedings going on. Taking all this into account this really is Russka: the novel of Russia. I suggest reading this book for more of the historical facts than any sort of story-telling. As a history of London (and England) it's nice in that it's not too dry and involves a little bit of fictional aspects. However, the fact that the characters change every couple of chapters (as the narrative jumps forward in time) hurts the flow of the story and stops you from developing any sort of attachment to the characters. Really, who cares if a character gets what they want, achieves their dreams, are the good guy/bad guy, when you know that in the next chapter you'll jump ahead to their descendents where their circumstances might have completely changed?? Overall this book is a slog and though better than ‘The Forest’ it is not as good as ‘Sarum’ I will probably read another Rutherford but only if a suitable subject comes up. To date, his other written work is ‘Russka’, ‘New York’, ‘Dublin’ and ‘Ireland’.

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I was never bored for a minute while reading his short stories, chronicling the lives of several London families. His clever use of identifying features for each family through time kept me oriented, but the characters themselves are each unique, flawed, and delightful. La principal pega que le pondría a esta novela son los personajes. La inmensa mayoría son muy planos y absolutamente olvidables. Esto es entendible teniendo en cuenta que son más de 2000 años de historia comprimidos en 1180 páginas, y que cuando consigues acordarte de quién es quién dentro de una generación, ya te pasa a la siguiente. Y claro, entiendo que sea difícil desarrollar tantos personajes en tan poco tiempo. Al principio y con esa justificación lo dejaba estar, pero cuando llevas más o menos la mitad del libro empieza a molestarte un poco, porque no deja de ser una novela y los personajes son una parte fundamental. Personalmente el personaje que más me ha interesado de todos ha sido Violet y por toda su vinculación con las suffragettes. London covers almost two thousand years of history and focuses on a few familial hereditary lines throughout that span of time. Each period of history that is selected by Rutherfurd is complemented by stories that focus on these families. But the stories are mostly rooted in domestic issues. Domestic problems such as infidelity, disobedient spouses, and marriage arrangements dominate every time period covered by Rutherfurd. The history is often provided in narrative form along side the domestic tales and, as a result, life and history move forward on parallel paths. These two vital components seldom merged into that powerful combination known as great historical fiction.I have read all of Rutherford’s novels. Never been disappointed and I look forward to the next one. Reply Past Winners of the David J. Langum Sr. Prizes: 2009, Langum Prize for American Historical Fiction". LangumTrust.org. 2009. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012 . Retrieved 20 December 2015. Sarum (also titled Sarum: The Novel of England) is a work of historical fiction by Edward Rutherfurd, first published in 1987. It is Rutherfurd's literary debut. It tells the story of England through the tales of several families in and around the English city of Salisbury, the writer's hometown, from prehistoric times to 1985. [1] Characters [ edit ] I vaguely expected the book to rapidly gloss over the olden times and spend 80% of time on the Victorian era - but it didn't. Actually, Rutherfurd paid a lot of detailed attention to the Middle Ages - a topic I've long been curious about, but only now delved into. Because the book spans so many centuries and stories, the individual characters and their plotlines might be simplistic, but I didn't mind that. The point of London is history, not character arcs.

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Then there's the fabric of London itself, the persistence of landmarks and street patterns... Coins or artefacts stolen or lost in one chronicle raise the reader's expectations that they might be recovered in another, at a later date... Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuthEnglish equivalent: Thierry into Terry, Mahieu into Mayhew, Crespin into Crippen, Descamps into Scamp. Their liking for such culinary delicacies as snails might seem strange, but other dishes they brought with them, such as oxtail soup, were soon popular with the English. Their skills in making furniture, perfumes, fans and the newly fashionable wigs were welcome.