London Lights: The Minds That Moved the City That Shook the World by JAMES HAMILTON (2007-01-01)

From the time of Nelson's death at Trafalgar to the opening of the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, London spread like a disease across the fields of Middlesex and Surrey. This title describes the men and women who, through their genius and courage, luck and misfortune, put London at the cutting edge of cultural change.