The Companion Guide to London

478 pp. Includes 25 full-page maps, one for each area and one for the Underground, and a double-page map in color; 24 pages of photographs and photographic endpapers. Central London is explored area by area, beginning with the magnificent opening chapter on the Tower, arriving later at Piccadilly, Whitehall, Chelsea, Covent Garden, Fleet Street, the City, and the other parts of London which should be seen. Practical information--advice on travel, hotels, restaurants, pubs, shops (by categories), entertainments, museums and art galleries, etc.--are all listed at the back of the book.--jacket