Londoners by Taylor, Craig -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Dedication Epigraph Contents Introduction A Note About London Prologue: Simon Kushner, former Londoner Part I

Arriving

Kevin Pover, commercial airline pilot Raymond Lunn, on arriving from Leeds Jane Lanyero, on arriving from Uganda John Harber, a tourist from America Farzad Pashazadeh, on arriving from Iran

Getting Around

Emma Clarke, voice of the London Underground Nicky Dorras, taxi driver Emily Davis, cyclist Craig Clark, TfL Lost Property Clerk Noel Gaughan, driving instructor Nick Tyler, civil engineer

Seeing the Sights

David Doherty, on Buckingham Palace Bruce Smith, on Big Ben Philip and Ann Wilson, on the Tower of London Tim Turner, on “Londin”

Earning One’s Keep

Ruby King, plumber Kamran Sheikh, currency trader Mary Forde, publican Ruth Fordham, manicurist

Loving One Another

Alina Iqbal, a love story Peter Davey and Milan Selj, a couple who met on Parliament Hill Mistress Absolute, dominatrix Jay Hughes, nurse

Getting On with It

Nikky, Lindsay, and Danielle, students Paulo Pimentel, grief counselor Liston Wingate-Denys, personal trainer Smartie, Londoner

Part II

Continuing Your Journey

Peter Rees, City Planning Officer, City of London Davy Jones, street photographer Joe John Avery, street cleaner Jill Adams and Gary Williams, bus operations specialists Paul Akers, arboriculturalist Elisabetta de Luca, commuter

Gleaning on the Margins

Sarah Constantine, skipper John Andrews, angler Mikey Tompkins, beekeeper Christina Oakley Harrington, Wiccan priestess

Feeding the City

Adam Byatt, chef David Smith, Director of Markets, City of London Peter Thomas et al., New Spitalfields Market traders

Climbing the Property Ladder

Ashley Thomas, estate agent Robert Guerini, property owner Stephanie Walsh, property seeker Nick Stephens, squatter Mike Bennison and Geoff Bills, residents of Surrey

Putting On a Show

Henry Hudson, artist Martins Imhangbe, actor Laetitia Sadier, singer Rinse, rapper Darren Flook, art gallerist

Going Out

Dan Simon, rickshaw driver Daniel Serrano, cruiser Emmajo Read, nightclub door attendant Smartie, Londoner

Part III

Making a Life

Jo the Geordie, who stayed in Newcastle Stacey the Geordie, who came to London

Getting Along

Ed Husain, commentator Abul Azad, social worker Nicola Owen, teacher Guity Keens, interpreter Lucy Skilbeck, mother

Keeping the Peace

Paul Jones, home security expert Colin Hendrick, police officer Nick Smith, eyewitness to the London riots Mohammed Al Hasan, suspect David Obiri, Jeremy Ranga, and Keshav Gupta, barristers Charles Henty, Under-Sheriff of London Barbara Tucker, protestor

Staying on Top

Stuart Fraser, Chairman, Policy and Resources Committee Toby Murthwaite, student Paul Hawtin, hedge fund manager George Iacobescu, CEO, Canary Wharf Group PLC

Living and Dying

Alison Cathcart, Superintendent Registrar, City of Westminster Alex Blake, eyewitness Perry Powell, paramedic John Harris, funeral director Spencer Lee, crematorium technician

Departing

Michael Linington, seeker Rob de Groot, antique-clock restorer Ethel Hardy, old-age pensioner Ludmila Olszewska, former Londoner Smartie, Londoner Kevin Pover, commercial airline pilot

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