London

By: Edward Rutherfurd

Narrated by: Andrew Wincott

Length: 49 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

"A tour de force...London tracks the history of the English capital from the days of the Celts until the present time.... Breathtaking." - The Orlando Sentinel

Here is Edward Rutherfurd's classic novel of London, a glorious pageant spanning 2,000 years. He brings this vibrant city's long and noble history alive through the ever-shifting fortunes, fates, and intrigues of half-a-dozen families, from the age of Julius Caesar to the 20th century. Generation after generation, these families embody the passion, struggle, wealth, and verve of the greatest city in the world.

©1998 Edward Rutherfurd (P)2018 Random House Audio

Great Historical Novel ! Learn and be entertained

What a bargain - over 49 hours of history with a cast of entertaining characters. While most characters were fictionalized, their lives, conduct, emotions, and motives were consistent with my over 60 years experience. How Mr. Rutherford ties the characters together over the span of almost 2,000 years - he is a craftsman. The story very complex, yet could be followed and always fascinating. I like entertaining learning and the book LONDON, educates in the history of London in a very entertaining way. Narrator Mr. Wincott - excellent.

So glad the author has other books that I can enjoy.

Great for history and archaeology lovers!

If you are at all interested in London and it's history, you should read this book. Following generations of fictional families through non-fictional events and time periods allows for a very enjoyable review of London and its mixture of people. The only thing I would have liked more was if the author spent a little more time on certain historical events and periods. Some lasted a lot longer than others in the book. The voice was pretty good, but really only had one for women, but that's understandable since it's a man speaking.

Makes History Come Alive

This is a wonderful history of London. The reader is excellent. He does a wonderful job of performing voices that fit the characters. If you enjoy English history I would highly recommend this book. I’ve enjoyed all the books by this author. He does an excellent job of weaving interesting story lines into the history and creating characters that you really care about.

Amazing

The characters, the history.. it’s truly genius the way the family stories moved forward through thousands of years and yet they stayed fluid and clear. I learned so much and enjoyed every minute!

My one small critique of the narrator is that he is awful at female voices. They were either childlike or high pitch whispers. Not good.

Excellent book.

Wonderful work. The historical facts were well researched and I really enjoyed it. For the most part, the reader did a good job. I felt like he was prepared. However he resorted to whispering when he wanted to take on the voice of somebody else in the conversation. It was absolutely annoying except for the times the situation called for being surreptitious.
About halfway through I felt it started to drag. The stories had become rather repetitive. But all in all I would read this author again and recommend him.

Rutherfurd Best Historical Fiction writer

I have slowly been going through Edward Rutherfurd library of books, some I have listened to more than once.

Very interesting

I really like the history of it all. A lot of details that I never knew. 

I keep going back and listening again

Three times so far and I've never been bored, I'm sure I will go back again.

I love London

I’ve always had a considerable commute each day and never enjoyed FM radio. Too many commercials for my taste. A friend suggested I go to the library and get a Book on Tape. I followed his advise and stumbled across London and never looked back. The audio version was Unabridged and came in three parts and I started off with part B. It took over a year for me to find all three parts but it was worth the wait. The story and presentation made my daily drive a lot more bearable. I enjoyed the presentation so much I bought a paper copy. I’ve been waiting 20 years for them to offer a digital version and was floored when I finally saw it was available. I subscribed to Audible and finally got to hear the story from beginning to end. It was wonderful. This story will entertain you and make you want to listen multiple times.

Loved it!

What a wild ride! Loved the historical details, loved the characters. Could listen to this purring voice forever. Thankfully, there are more books by this author which are read by this artist. Great find!