Like the East End, the West End has a strong and memorable identity. There are few more visited areas in Britain. It is a vigorous place, laden with wealth, excitement and prestige. Its history is captivating and eternall), fascinating. West End Chronicles is packed with atmospheric anecdotes of people, places and history. Funny, opinionated, quirky and always informative, its subject include artists from Blake to Bacon, Bohemian eccentrics and Fitzroy Tavern literary life, the characters, cafes and coffee bars and the music and art they spawned, the SOE and Savile Row.