Johnson's Life of London: The People who Made the City that Made the World

Boris Johnson

HarperCollins Publishers Limited, 2012 - Biography & Autobiography - 403 pages

This sparkling new history of London, told through a relay-race of great Londoners shows in one, personality-packed book that the ingenuity, diversity, creativity and enterprise of London are second to none.

About the author

Boris Johnson is the popular and internationally known mayor of London and the author of several previous books. He began his career as a journalist, working his way up to editor of "The Spectator." He was then elected to the House of Commons and served there until he was elected mayor in 2008.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Johnson's Life of London: The People who Made the City that Made the World
• Author: Boris Johnson
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited, 2012
• ISBN: 0007418949, 9780007418947
• Length: 403 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Cultural & Regional; Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Historical; History / Europe / Great Britain / General; Literary Collections / Essays; Travel / Europe / Great Britain