''Real Bloomsbury'' is a 2010 local oral history book by Nicholas Murray on the district of

Bloomsbury Bloomsbury is a district in the West End of London, part of the London Borough of Camden in England. It is considered a fashionable residential area, and is the location of numerous cultural institution, cultural, intellectual, and educational ...

in the

London Borough of Camden The London Borough of Camden () is a London boroughs, borough in Inner London, England. Camden Town Hall, on Euston Road, lies north of Charing Cross. The borough was established on 1 April 1965 from the former Metropolitan boroughs of the Cou ...

Synopsis

Murray walks around the historic square mile of the

area among locals, students and tourists, alone or in the company of local characters.

Reception

In ''

The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publis ...

'', William Parker described the book as "amiably informative and well-illustrated...the ideal companion to any tour" and noted "there has always been a tradition of radical political and religious belief in Bloomsbury". The book was listed as the best book about London of 2010.

References

{{reflist 2010 non-fiction books Books about London Oral history books History books about London Bloomsbury