111 Literary Places in London That You Shouldn't Miss
Emons Verlag GmbH · Paperback · October 11, 2023
Few, if any, cities have a literary history as rich as that of London.
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- Who it’s for
- Terry Philpot connects London sights with writers, characters, plots, and literary mysteries.
- Themes
- London's literary history, Writers and their characters, Literary places and landmarks
- Genres
- Literary Travel, Great Britain Travel, Place-Based Collections
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Few, if any, cities have a literary history as rich as that of London. Writers have written about it; and lived, loved, stayed and died there. Here are 111 stories to be revealed. Among them are the lives of writers and their characters, and the plots and venue. Where can you see the first printed book in the western world, or visit the library with no books? Where did two poets marry secretly and then flee to Italy; and what happened when Sigmund Freud met Salvador Dalí?
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What is the mystery of the signed copy of Mein Kampf? This is a guide to the capital unlike any other – not only enlightening to residents who may have thought that they knew their city (and their books), but the visitor, too. These are sights you shouldn't miss – but which you're unlikely to find without this book.
London Literary Places
Terry Philpot connects London sights with writers, characters, plots, and literary mysteries.
Come here for
- Stories about writers, their characters, plots, and London venues
- Questions about literary landmarks, from a book to a bookless library
Expect
- A guide to literary places across the capital
- Stories spanning writers’ lives, marriages, encounters, and mysteries
Where it sits
| Literary Travel | 98% |
|---|---|
| Place-Based Collections | 40% |
| Great Britain Travel | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Great Britain Travel
- Museums & Cultural Tours
- Literary Travel
- Authors
- Terry Philpot
- Publisher
- Emons Verlag GmbH
- Published
- October 11, 2023
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- London's literary history · Writers and their characters · Literary places and landmarks
- Reading lane
- Great Britain Travel