London`s Underground is one of the best-known & distinctive aspects of the city. Since Victorian Times, this remarkable feat of engineering has made an extraordinary contribrution to the economy of the capital & played a vital role in the daily life of generations of Londonders. Stephen Halliday`s informative, entertaining, wide-ranging history of the Underground celebrates the vision & determination of the Victorian Pioneers who conceived this revolutionary transport system. His book records the scandal, disappointments, & disasters that have punctuated the story & the careers of the gifted, dedicated, sometimes corrupt individuals that have shaped it`s history. It also gives a fascinating insight into the neglected, often unseen aspects of this subterranean system
- the dense network of tunnels, shafts & chambers that have been created beneath the city streets. STEPHEN HALLIDAY is an authority on the history of London, with a special interest in the great engineering & construction works which created the modern city. He is the author of The Great Stink of London: Sir Joseph Bazalgette & the Cleansing of the Victorian Metropolis.