BOOK REVIEW-Walking Pepys's London by Jacky Colliss Harvey

Written during the Covid lockdown, when many of us living in Central London gained a new appreciation for walking in the car-free streets and of the cityscape around us, discovering or rediscovering hidden gems on our doorsteps, Jacky Colliss Harvey’s book offers five walks around “Pepys's London”.

BOOK REVIEW-The Joys of Excess, extracts from the diary of Samuel Pepys

Part of a series of twenty short paperbacks celebrating historical writing on food, “The Joys of Excess” offers selected extracts from the diary of Samuel Pepys that mention food and its effects (particularly excessive quantities of it). The book is arranged into ten chapters each covering one of the years from 1660-1669 that Pepys kept his (first and most famous) diary, every Chapter title a nod to one of the more obscure or eventful entries contained therein.

An introduction to the neighbourhood of St Giles

I was asked to write a short introduction to the chapter on the neighbourhood of St Giles for "Hidden Histories" edited by Dave Hill and published by the Central District Alliance, our local Business Improvement District. The book can be downloaded at this link. My text is below.