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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,...

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...

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...

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...

Aug 17, 20211 min read

Long Live Animal Farm

The book rescued from the wreckage Animal Farm was originally published on this day (17th of August) in 1945. While George Orwell was...

May 24, 20211 min read

P. L. Travers' House in Chelsea

P. L. Travers' House in Chelsea.

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...

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...