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Jun 14, 20232 min read

Charles Dickens' Memorial in Marylebone

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Dec 28, 20222 min read

The Meeting of the Minds

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde The Langham Hotel in London is one of the city's most famous and historic hotels. Built in 1865,...

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Oct 14, 20221 min read

Happy Birthday Katherine Mansfield

Kathleen Mansfield Murry (1888-1923) was born on this day (14th of October) in 1888. She was born in New Zealand and moved to England at...

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Writer's Path

May 16, 20221 min read

George Orwell in Hampstead

George Orwell lived and worked in a bookshop on this site. Under the pen name of George Orwell, Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950) was a...

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Writer's Path

Apr 20, 20224 min read

Ian Fleming Could Do It All

From James Bond’s violent assassinations to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang This work is a derivative of "12th August 1964 - Death of Ian...

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Mar 16, 20221 min read

Charles Dickens Museum

The London home of famous English novelist Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens, who lived from 1812 to 1870, is indisputably the most famous...

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Jekyll and Hyde: an exploration into Victorian fears

Oliver Burgess

Mar 9, 20225 min read

Jekyll and Hyde: an exploration into Victorian fears

Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish writer born in 1850. He came from a family of engineers, studying engineering at the University of...

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Writer's Path

Nov 9, 20211 min read

Rudyard Kipling Lived Here

This is the house where Kipling lived from 1889 to 1891, and a blue plaque can be found on the building. 🔵 Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)...

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Writer's Path

Nov 8, 20211 min read

Happy Birthday Bram Stoker

Bram Stoker (1847-1912) was born on this day (8th of November) in 1847. 🎂 Abraham Stoker, widely known as Bram Stoker, was an Irish...

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Writer's Path

Oct 4, 20211 min read

Edgar Allan Poe Studied Here

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, poet and literary critic. Some of his well-known works include The Raven, The Cask of...

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Oliver Burgess

Sep 14, 20216 min read

Karl Marx’s Utopia

The name that strikes fear into the heart of capitalists worldwide: Karl Marx

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Sep 1, 20211 min read

Foyles Bookshop

We have added Foyles in Charing Cross to our literary map of London. Foyles Bookseller's history goes more than a hundred years, founded...

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Writer's Path

Aug 4, 20211 min read

Happy Birthday Percy Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was born on this day (4 August) in 1792. 🎂 Shelley was an English Romantic poet, dramatist, essayist...

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Writer's Path

Jul 22, 20211 min read

Daniel Defoe Lived Here

Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) was an English trader, writer and also spy. He was a prolific writer who explored many different forms of...

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Jul 6, 20211 min read

Anchor Bankside Pub

Although the history of this location dates back more than 800 years, the Anchor was first established in 1616. Its literary importance...

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Baris Guner

Jun 30, 20212 min read

The Cross Keys Pub

Oldest pub in Chelsea 🍻 Even though the Cross Keys pub has been around for over 300 years, I only found out about it yesterday. It is...

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The Bell Jar: Sylvia Plath’s Masterpiece of Confessionalism

Oliver Burgess

Jun 23, 20215 min read

The Bell Jar: Sylvia Plath’s Masterpiece of Confessionalism

Sylvia Plath’s only novel, The Bell Jar, attracted mediocre reviews upon its publication in 1963. Since then, however, its insight into...

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Jun 15, 20211 min read

Daunt Books in Marylebone

Daunt Books in Marylebone is one of the most impressive bookshops in London; it is an Edwardian building, built in 1912, adorned with oak...

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May 24, 20211 min read

P. L. Travers' House in Chelsea

P. L. Travers' House in Chelsea.

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May 20, 20211 min read

Carlyle’s House

Carlyle’s House Museum in London.

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