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Writer's Path
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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Writer's Path
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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Writer's Path
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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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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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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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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Writer's Path
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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Writer's Path
May 24, 20211 min read
P. L. Travers' House in Chelsea
P. L. Travers' House in Chelsea.
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Writer's Path
May 20, 20211 min read
Carlyle’s House
Carlyle’s House Museum in London.
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Oliver Burgess
May 13, 20214 min read
Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca
So much more than a love story for women. At the time of its reception, Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca was lambasted by many critics as just...
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Writer's Path
May 6, 20211 min read
The George Inn
William Shakespeare & Charles Dickens Inspiration. George Inn – or, The George – is a pub first established in the medieval period...
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Writer's Path
May 4, 20211 min read
Happy Birthday Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud was born #onthisday in 1856. Freud (1856-1939) was an Austrian neurologist, physiologist and the developer of...
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Writer's Path
Apr 28, 20211 min read
Peter Pan Statue in Kensington Gardens
Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright. He was the creator of the timeless play and then novel,...
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Writer's Path
Apr 23, 20211 min read
Long Live William Shakespeare
Some historians thinks that William Shakespeare was born #onthisday 23rd of April in 1564. It is also the same day he died in 1616. The...
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Writer's Path
Apr 19, 20211 min read
Paddington Bear Statue
Paddington Bear is a fictional character featured in the eponymous books by British author, Thomas Michael Bond. More than 35 million...
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Writer's Path
Apr 15, 20211 min read
Happy Birthday Henry James
Henry James was born on this day (15 April) in 1840. James (1843-1916) was an American-British writer and an important figure in 20th...
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Writer's Path
Apr 12, 20211 min read
The British Library
One of the largest libraries in the world. The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and has around 170–200...
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