'We shall therefore confine our walk to Central London where people meet on business during the day, and to West London where they meet for pleasure at night. I

A vivid biography of an African Edwardian chronicler of London, in a time of social upheaval.

'The story [Onyeama] had to tell was so gripping and shocking, it wouldn't let me go . . . A remarkably well-written memoir' Bernardine Evaristo, from the Intro

Reveals how changing ideas about gender and race shaped - and were shaped by - London and its literature.