Fictional London : a guide to the capital's literary landmarks
Halliday, Stephen2020
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London is unrivalled as a source of inspiration for writers from Geoffrey Chaucer to J.K. Rowling. 'Fictional London' will explore the capital both from the viewpoint of the many writers who have used it as a stage for their plots and their characters; and of the readers whose imagination is fired by the knowledge that they are standing outside the home of David Copperfield on the Strand or Count Dracula's residence in Piccadilly. All of London's clubs, pubs, restaurants, houses and streets that have been made famous in the works of the likes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Ian Fleming, Charles Dickens and Evelyn Waugh are featured in this exhaustively researched volume. Listed geographically, each entry provides a description of the location, its place in literature and its inspiration.
Main title:
Fictional London : a guide to the capital's literary landmarks / Stephen Halliday.
Author:
Halliday, Stephen, author
Edition:
Second edition.
Imprint:
Cheltenham : The History Press, 2020.
Collation:
160 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780750994057 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2524451