Night Haunts

Traditional depictions of London at night have imagined a lawless orgy of depravityand pestilence. But is Britain’s capital after dark now as bland and unthreatening as anevening in any new provincial town? Sukhdev Sandhu journeys across the city to find outwhether the London night really has been rendered insipid by street lighting and CCTV.Night Haunts seeks to reclaim the mystery and romance of the city—to revitalize thegreat myth of London for a new century.