Juliet Gardiner

London Underground Maps: Art, Design and Cartography

Juliet Gardiner rounds up recently published books on London, in what is a very big year for the city.

Panoramas of Lost London

This large landscape shaped book draws on Philip Davies' bestselling Lost London, whilst also featuring previously unseen photographs.

The Life of Charles Dickens

Juliet Gardiner reviews John Forster's biography of Charles Dickens.

The Face of Courage: Portraiture and the Second World War

Art historian Jonathan Black has collected Eric Kennington's wartime portraits in this book about 'heroes and heroines'.

Exposures: Photography and Death

Juliet Gardiner reviews Audrey Linkman's study of death photographs.

Book Review: Forgotten London

Juliet Gardiner reviews this illustrated history of London in the 1920s.

The Wild West 365

Juliet Gardiner reviews Michael Wallis' illustrated history of the Wild West.

Department Stores

Juliet Gardiner reviews a book on the history and design of these monuments to consumerism.

Strange Meetings: The Poets of the Great War

Juliet Gardiner reviews a book on the poets of the First World World.

Punch Goes to War, 1939-1945

Juliet Gardiner reviews a book on Punch's Second World War cartoons

London: The Story of a Great City

The Battle of Britain Experience

Juliet Gardiner reviews Richard Overy's illustrated history of the Battle of Britain.

Glamour: Women, history and feminism

Juliet Gardiner reviews a work on style, fashion and feminism.

DVD Review: Public Information Films of the Home Front, 1939-1945

Juliet Gardiner reviews a DVD about British government propaganda during the Second World War.

Digging into a Decade: the 1930s

Juliet Gardiner explains why her new book examines a short period of the 20th century and how she attempts to achieve a panorama of experiential history that gives readers a real feel for a slice of time.