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My East End: Memories of Life in Cockney London

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London's East End is a place that is at once appealing and unruly, comforting and incomprehensible. This title traces the East End of London - cockneys, criminals, street markets, pub singalongs, dog racing, and jellied eels.

Gilda O''Neill''s The East End traces ...

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Product ID:9780140259506
Product Form:Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:GB
Title:My East End
Subtitle:Memories of Life in Cockney London
Authors:Author: Gilda O'Neill
Page Count:384
Subjects:European history, British & Irish history, Local history, Local history, London, Greater London, Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Description:Select Guide Rating
London's East End is a place that is at once appealing and unruly, comforting and incomprehensible. This title traces the East End of London - cockneys, criminals, street markets, pub singalongs, dog racing, and jellied eels.

Gilda O''Neill''s The East End traces the East End of London - cockneys, criminals, street markets, pub singalongs, dog racing, jellied eels.

London''s East End it is a place at once appealing and unruly, comforting and incomprehensible. Gilda O''Neill, an East Ender herself shows there is more to this fascinating area than a collection of cliched images. Using oral history and more traditional sources she builds up a powerful image of this community - bringing to us, with wit and honesty, the real story of London''s East End.

''Every page is a delight. Every chapter made vivid by a writer who has poured heart and soul into her book'' Daily Mail

''A rich tapestry... a finely detailed examination of our not so distant past. Her book is as much a piece of history as the accounts it contains'' Time Out

Gilda O''Neill was born and brought up in the East End. She left school at fifteen but returned to education as a mature student. She wrote full-time and continued to live in the East End with her husband and family. Sadly she died on 24 September 2010 after a short illness.


Imprint Name:Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:GB
Publishing Date:2000-09-28