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Happy Birthday Emile Zola
Émile Zola was born on this day (2 April) in 1840. Zola (1840-1902) was a French novelist, playwright and journalist. He was a naturalist...
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Apr 2, 20211 min read
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Agatha Christie’s Memorial
Dame Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was an English author famed for writing detective novels, short stories, plays and poems. 🕵️♀️ Some of...
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Mar 31, 20211 min read
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Highgate Cemetery
Highgate Cemetery, in North London, is a place of burial where many famous people rest; there are two sides of the cemetery, and both are...
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Mar 30, 20211 min read
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A Conversation with Oscar Wilde
An outdoor sculpture of Oscar Wilde in central London. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was a famous Irish writer, poet and playwright best known...
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Mar 29, 20211 min read
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John Keats’ Statue
John Keats (1795-1821) was a Romantic English poet; although, he only published fifty-four poems (dying prematurely at age 25), he is one...
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Mar 25, 20211 min read
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Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
One of London's oldest pubs with strong literary connections. Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is a hugely significant pub with regards to...
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Mar 22, 20211 min read
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Westminster Abbey & Poets’ Corner
Westminster Abbey is a Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster in which Poets' Corner is found; this is a treasure and inspiration...
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Mar 19, 20211 min read
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Sculpture of Sir Thomas More
At this location is a sculpture of Sir Thomas More in a small garden next to Chelsea Old Church. It was made by sculptor, Leslie Cubitt...
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Mar 18, 20211 min read
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Lord Byron's Birthplace
One of the greatest poets in English literature George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) – widely known as Lord Byron – was an English poet and...
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Mar 17, 20211 min read
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Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap
Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap is the longest running play in history.
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Mar 16, 20213 min read
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The Old Curiosity Shop in London
Charles Dickens' Inspiration The Old Curiosity Shop was a novel written by Charles Dickens; it was famously published in two instalments...
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Mar 15, 20211 min read
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Voltaire in London
Did you know that the famous French writer Voltaire once lived in London? Francois-Marie Arouet (1694-1778) – under the pen name of...
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Mar 12, 20211 min read
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The Spaniards Inn
The Spaniards is an iconic London pub in Hampstead area dating back to the 1500s. The Spaniards Inn is an historic London pub with a...
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Mar 11, 20211 min read
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Senate House Library and George Orwell Inspiration
Senate House Library is a nineteen-storey Art Deco building designed by Charles Holden and built in the 1930s. It is one of the UK’s...
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Mar 4, 20211 min read
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The War of the Worlds: How Prescient was H.G. Wells?
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a hugely prolific writer, and arguably the father of science fiction; he was nominated for four...
Oliver Burgess
Mar 3, 20214 min read
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Writer's Path has started its journey.
Writer's Path has started its journey.
Writer's Path
Feb 1, 20211 min read
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