Gilda O'Neill
Encyclopedia
Gilda O'Neill was a British novelist and historian
, particularly of the local history of the East End of London
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, particularly of the local history of the East End of London
East End of London
The East End of London, also known simply as the East End, is the area of London, England, United Kingdom, east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames. Although not defined by universally accepted formal boundaries, the River Lea can be considered another boundary...
Partial List of Publications
- My East End: Memories of Life in Cockney London (2000) ISBN 0140259503
- East End Tales (Quick Reads) (2008) ISBN 0141034947
- Our Street: East End Life in the Second World War (2004) ISBN 0141000465 (paperback)
Novels
- The Cockney Girl (1992)
- Whitechapel Girl (1993)
- The Bells of Bow (1994)
- Just Around the Corner (1995)
- Cissie Flowers (1996)
- Dream On (1997)
- The Lights of London (1998)
- Playing Around (2000)
- Getting There (2001)
- The Belts and Bow (2001)
- The Sins of Their Fathers (2002)
- Make Us Traitors (2003)
- Of Woman Born (2005) ISBN 0099427478