Night haunts : [a journey through the London night /
Sandhu, Sukhdev,
Night haunts : [a journey through the London night / Sukhdev Sandhu. - 143 pages ; 21 cm
Subtitle from cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-143).
An Appetite for Stories: Introduction -- The Panoptic Sublime: Avian Police -- Aborigines and Unfortunates: Cleaners -- An Atlas of Suffering: Samaritans -- The War Against Terrors: The Exorcist -- A Partial Burial: Flushers -- Strange Antennae: Mini-Cab Drivers -- Fugitive Texts: Graffiti Writers -- Ale Always Tastes Good: A Thames Barger -- Contagion Set Free: The Urban Fox-Hunter -- Elliptical Night: Sleep Technicians -- Midnight Pilgrims: The Nuns of Tyburn. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII.
"London at night has always been seen as a lawless orgy of depravity and pestilence. But is it now as bland and unthreatening as any new town? Sukhdev Sandhu journeys across the city to find out whether the London night really has been rendered neutral by ASBOs and CCTV cameras. His forays see him prospecting in nocturnal London with the people who drive its pulse, from the avian police to security guards, urban fox-hunters and exorcists. He wades through the sewers, hangs out with fugitive graffiti writers, and accompanies the nuns of Tyburn as they pray for the souls of Londoners. Night Haunts seeks to reclaim the mystery and romance of the city - to revitalize the great myth of London for a new century."--BOOK JACKET.
1844671623 9781844671625
Night
London (England)--Description and travel
DA679 / .S26 2007
914.210486
Night haunts : [a journey through the London night / Sukhdev Sandhu. - 143 pages ; 21 cm
Subtitle from cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-143).
An Appetite for Stories: Introduction -- The Panoptic Sublime: Avian Police -- Aborigines and Unfortunates: Cleaners -- An Atlas of Suffering: Samaritans -- The War Against Terrors: The Exorcist -- A Partial Burial: Flushers -- Strange Antennae: Mini-Cab Drivers -- Fugitive Texts: Graffiti Writers -- Ale Always Tastes Good: A Thames Barger -- Contagion Set Free: The Urban Fox-Hunter -- Elliptical Night: Sleep Technicians -- Midnight Pilgrims: The Nuns of Tyburn. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII.
"London at night has always been seen as a lawless orgy of depravity and pestilence. But is it now as bland and unthreatening as any new town? Sukhdev Sandhu journeys across the city to find out whether the London night really has been rendered neutral by ASBOs and CCTV cameras. His forays see him prospecting in nocturnal London with the people who drive its pulse, from the avian police to security guards, urban fox-hunters and exorcists. He wades through the sewers, hangs out with fugitive graffiti writers, and accompanies the nuns of Tyburn as they pray for the souls of Londoners. Night Haunts seeks to reclaim the mystery and romance of the city - to revitalize the great myth of London for a new century."--BOOK JACKET.
1844671623 9781844671625
Night
London (England)--Description and travel
DA679 / .S26 2007
914.210486