Peter Ackroyd

Peter Ackroyd

Peter Ackroyd has written at least 106 books. Their most popular book is Foundation: The History of England Volume I with 39 saves with an average rating of 3.73⭐.

Author Bio

Peter Ackroyd is an English biographer, novelist and critic with a particular interest in the history and culture of London. For his novels about English history and culture and his biographies of, among others, William Blake, Charles Dickens, T. S. Eliot and Sir Thomas More, he won the Somerset Maugham Award and two Whitbread Awards. He is noted for the volume of work he has produced, the range of styles therein, his skill at assuming different voices and the depth of his research. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1984 and appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2003. - Wikipedia

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Foundation: The History of England Volume I
Foundation: The History of England Volume I
  • Peter Ackroyd
3.7314 reads
Hawksmoor
Hawksmoor
  • Peter Ackroyd
  • Anja Haglund (Translator)
  • Erkki Haglund (Translator)
3.412 reads
London: The Biography
London: The Biography
  • Peter Ackroyd
3.510 reads
London Under: The Secret History Beneath the Streets
London Under: The Secret History Beneath the Streets
  • Peter Ackroyd
2.755 reads
Revolution
Revolution
  • Peter Ackroyd
4.173 reads
Rebellion: The History of England from James I to the Glorious Revolution
Rebellion: The History of England from James I to the Glorious Revolution
  • Peter Ackroyd
32 reads
Shakespeare: The Biography
Shakespeare: The Biography
  • Peter Ackroyd
4.333 reads
Tudors
Tudors
  • Peter Ackroyd
00 reads
Queer City
Queer City
  • Peter Ackroyd
3.755 reads
The House of Doctor Dee
The House of Doctor Dee
  • Peter Ackroyd
2.53 reads
The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein
The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein
  • Peter Ackroyd
44 reads
Chatterton
Chatterton
  • Peter Ackroyd
3.673 reads
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The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling
  • Geoffrey Chaucer
44 reads
Innovation
Innovation
  • Peter Ackroyd
00 reads
Dickens
Dickens
  • Peter Ackroyd
31 read
Blake
Blake
  • Peter Ackroyd
00 reads
Dominion
Dominion
  • Peter Ackroyd
00 reads
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The English Ghost

The English Ghost: Spectres Through Time
  • Peter Ackroyd
41 read
Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day
Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day
  • Peter Ackroyd
00 reads
The Lambs of London
The Lambs of London
  • Peter Ackroyd
3.673 reads
Dominion: The History of England from the Battle of Waterloo to Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
Dominion: The History of England from the Battle of Waterloo to Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
  • Peter Ackroyd
31 read
Thames
Thames
  • Peter Ackroyd
00 reads
The Fall of Troy
The Fall of Troy
  • Peter Ackroyd
31 read
The Trial of Elizabeth Cree
The Trial of Elizabeth Cree
  • Peter Ackroyd
3.673 reads
Civil War
Civil War
  • Peter Ackroyd
3.52 reads
Mr Cadmus
Mr Cadmus
  • Peter Ackroyd
41 read
Foundation: The History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors
Foundation: The History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors
  • Peter Ackroyd
44 reads
London Under
London Under
  • Peter Ackroyd
33 reads
Albion
Albion
  • Peter Ackroyd
00 reads
The Portrait of Mr W.H.
The Portrait of Mr W.H.
  • Oscar Wilde
41 read
The death of King Arthur
The death of King Arthur
  • Peter Ackroyd
32 reads
The Plato papers
The Plato papers
  • Peter Ackroyd
43 reads
Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem
Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem
  • Peter Ackroyd
31 read
The History of England: Foundation
The History of England: Foundation
  • Peter Ackroyd
31 read
Tudors: The History of England Volume 2
Tudors: The History of England Volume 2
  • Peter Ackroyd
4.333 reads
Poe
Poe
  • Peter Ackroyd
3.52 reads
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
  • Peter Ackroyd
51 read
Life Of Thomas More
Life Of Thomas More
  • Peter Ackroyd
41 read
A Brief Guide to William Shakespeare: Without the Boring Bits
A Brief Guide to William Shakespeare: Without the Boring Bits
  • Peter Ackroyd
00 reads
The Last Testament Of Oscar Wilde
The Last Testament Of Oscar Wilde
  • Peter Ackroyd
00 reads
The Mammoth Book of Modern Ghost Stories
The Mammoth Book of Modern Ghost Stories
    21 read
    First Light
    First Light
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    Cover 7

    Milton in America

    Milton in America
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    English Music
    English Music
    • Peter Ackroyd
    01 read
    Venice: Pure City
    Venice: Pure City
    • Peter Ackroyd
    21 read
    Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life
    Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life
    • Peter Ackroyd
    31 read
    Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I
    Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I
    • Peter Ackroyd
    3.51 read
    London: A Biography
    London: A Biography
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    London Under
    London Under
    • Peter Ackroyd
    32 reads
    Wilkie Collins: A Brief Life
    Wilkie Collins: A Brief Life
    • Peter Ackroyd
    31 read
    Cover 1

    The Death of King Arthur

    The Death of King Arthur: The Immortal Legend
    • Peter Ackroyd
    • Thomas Malory
    00 reads
    Cover 1

    Civil War

    Civil War: The History of England Volume III
    • Peter Ackroyd
    31 read
    Chaucer
    Chaucer
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    Cover 2

    La sombra de Hawksmoor

    La sombra de Hawksmoor
    • Peter Ackroyd
    • Fátima Serra (Translator)
    00 reads
    Ancient Rome
    Ancient Rome
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    Three brothers
    Three brothers
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    Rebellion
    Rebellion
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    Charlie Chaplin
    Charlie Chaplin
    • Peter Ackroyd
    01 read
    Venice
    Venice
    • Peter Ackroyd
    31 read
    The Clerkenwell tales
    The Clerkenwell tales
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    I sotterranei di Londra
    I sotterranei di Londra
    • Peter Ackroyd
    • Massimo Ortelio (Translator)
    00 reads
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    Voices from Dickens London

    Voices from Dickens London
    • Michael Paterson
    00 reads
    Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle for Britain
    Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle for Britain
    • Joshua Levine
    00 reads
    Memoirs of the Extraordinary Life, Works and Discoveries of Martinus Scriblerus
    Memoirs of the Extraordinary Life, Works and Discoveries of Martinus Scriblerus
    • John Arbuthnot
    • Alexander Pope
    31 read
    Cover 5

    Life Of Thomas More

    Life Of Thomas More
    • Peter Ackroyd
    01 read
    Cover 5

    The Book of Isaiah

    The Book of Isaiah
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    Cover 8

    Poe

    Poe: A Life Cut Short
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    Cover 4

    دلقک و هیولا

    دلقک و هیولا
    • Peter Ackroyd
    • سعید سبزیان مرادآبادی (Translator)
    • انسیه لرستانی (Translator)
    41 read
    Cover 1

    Poe

    Poe: Uma vida abreviada
    • Peter Ackroyd
    • Alberto Simões (Translator)
    41 read
    Foundation: The History of England, Volume 1
    Foundation: The History of England, Volume 1
    • Peter Ackroyd
    21 read
    Foundation
    Foundation
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    Cover 6

    Londra

    Londra: Una biografia
    • Peter Ackroyd
    • Luca Cafiero (Translator)
    51 read
    Cover 7

    London - The Biography

    London - The Biography: Foundations
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    Cover 4

    Queer City

    Queer City: Londra. Un'altra storia
    • Peter Ackroyd
    • Alberto Milazzo (Translator)
    11 read
    The English Actor: From Medieval to Modern
    The English Actor: From Medieval to Modern
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    Edgar Allan Poe: Lyhyt elämä
    Edgar Allan Poe: Lyhyt elämä
    • Peter Ackroyd
    01 read
    Turner
    Turner
    • Peter Ackroyd
    41 read
    The Limehouse Golem
    The Limehouse Golem
    • Peter Ackroyd
    41 read
    London - Districts and Suburbs
    London - Districts and Suburbs
    • Peter Ackroyd
    01 read
    Dickens: Public Life and Private Passion
    Dickens: Public Life and Private Passion
    • Peter Ackroyd
    51 read
    Edgar Allan Poe: de biografie
    Edgar Allan Poe: de biografie
    • Peter Ackroyd
    • David Koppernik (Translator)
    01 read
    Newton
    Newton
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    T. S. Eliot
    T. S. Eliot
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
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    London

    London: The Concise Biography
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    The Pit and the Pendulum: The Essential Poe
    The Pit and the Pendulum: The Essential Poe
    • Edgar Allan Poe
    00 reads
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    Illustrated London

    Illustrated London
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    Cover 7

    Albion

    Albion: The Origins of the English Imagination
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
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    The Great Fire of London

    The Great Fire of London
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    Londyn. Miasto queer. Historia od czasów rzymskich po dzień dzisiejszy
    Londyn. Miasto queer. Historia od czasów rzymskich po dzień dzisiejszy
    • Peter Ackroyd
    • Jerzy Łoziński (Translator)
    00 reads
    Der Golem von Limehouse
    Der Golem von Limehouse
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    The beginning
    The beginning
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    Queer London
    Queer London
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    The English Soul
    The English Soul
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    The casebook of Victor Frankenstein
    The casebook of Victor Frankenstein
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    Rape of the Lock and a Key to the Lock
    Rape of the Lock and a Key to the Lock
    • Alexander Pope
    00 reads
    Dickens' London
    Dickens' London
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    Londyn. Biografia
    Londyn. Biografia
    • Peter Ackroyd
    • Tomasz Bieroń (Translator)
    00 reads
    The Canterbury Tales
    The Canterbury Tales
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    Kingdom of the dead
    Kingdom of the dead
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads
    Shakespeare
    Shakespeare
    • Peter Ackroyd
    00 reads