My East End

by Gilda O'Neill

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140259503
• ISBN13: 9780140259506
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.8"