LONDON OBSERVED

by John-Photog Gay ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 20, 1964

John Gay's London has many faces, as he reveals it from Lavendar Hill-like ack streets to the elegant Carlton Hotel, from pedestrian crossing the London Bridge to socialites enjoying ""the season."" He takes in the old familiar sights--Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, and visits the Elgin marbles and Peter Pan by the Serpentine. There is the Tower Bridge, Hampstead Heath on August Bank Holiday, the Hyde Park soap box in use. He has an eye for architecture, takes his people straight on, and does his best with night light effects or those that reveal the fountains of Trafalgar. Macdonald Hastings' commentary is cheery, chatty and topical. A pleasant enough knock-about town, not to be compared with Pritchett and Hofer's London Perceived in quality, perspective or, indeed, price.

Pub Date: Aug. 20, 1964

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: John Day

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 1964

Categories: NONFICTION