Product Description

In the same format as the successful London Compendium, the Manchester Compendium relates the remarkable and diverse history of England's second city. Manchester's town hall and its Royal Exchange epitomise the city's architectural grandeur and its industrial heritage., Peterloo and Engel's treatise on the conditions of the working classes its political history and the Manchester Guardian and Factory Records its cultural and social history. From Thomas de Quincey to Alan Touring, Neville Cardus to Morrissey - all are part of the city's rich and fascinating past. Covering every area of human activity and incorporating all the great events and key moments in the city's history this will be a fresh and unique perspective on a great city.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #67583 in Books
• Published on: 2009-05-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
'Glinert writes entertainingly and clearly about the history of each district, street by street ! this is an essential volume for anyone with an interest in the city' Independent 'It could be the new Manchester bible' Middleton & North Manchester Guardian 'It could be the new Manchester bible' Middleton & North Manchester Guardian

About the Author
Ed Glinert was born in Dalston, East London. His fascination with people and place, coupled with his forensic gift for digging out obscure stories, have made him one of the most acclaimed writers about London. He now turns his attention to his home town, Manchester. His previous books include The London Compendium, East End Chronicles, West End Chronicles and Literary London.

Customer Reviews

Full of inaccuracies
I read through about 1/3 of this book and the number of mistakes and missing parts of Manchesters vibrant history was enough to convinve me not to go on. I would advise customers looking for a good read look at Crime City or the countles other books that treat this great city with respect.

Avoid
I don't know how I managed to finish this book it misses so much and is so inaccurate on so many points, then I found out the author isn't even from Manchester he has written one about London maybe he should stick to where he's from.

A waste of ink
This is not a compendium of Manchester. It is an appalling collection of personal opinions , many of which ignore the truth and relevant factual information about the city. One wonders how much time the author has ever spent in Manchester. Furthermore his research appears to be poor and carried out from a distance. One star is too many.