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A Reader's Guide to Writers' London

A Reader's Guide to Writers' London

by IanCunningham (Author)

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    Hardcover 2005

    $3.29
Synopsis

London has been at the centre of English literary life for centuries and the home of many men and women of genius. The city has stimulated and fascinated writers from Chaucer, Dickens and De Quincey, to Orton, Orwell and more recently, Peter Ackroyd. Both a bedside companion and an imaginative travel guide, it leads you through the literary history of each district. Discover Boswell's Fleet Street, the Dickensian London of The Pickwick Papers and Little Dorrit and look at London Bridge through the eyes of T.S. Eliot. Packed with anecdotes about the lives of the city's writers, the book allows you to locate Dr Johnson's favourite haunts, drink in the same bars as Dylan Thomas and Jeffrey Bernard. Accompanied by specially commissioned photographs of London today, and hundreds of illustrations of writers, manuscripts, prints and memorabilia, A Reader's Guide to Writers' London makes the perfect bedside companion as well as an indispensable practical guide, and a must for any lover of either literature or London.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 291
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Andre Deutsch Ltd
Published: 04 Apr 2005
ISBN 10: 0233001255
ISBN 13: 9780233001258

Media Reviews
London has been a hub of English literary life from Chaucer to the present. The name Charles Dickens evokes visions of a drab, dreary London of the 19th century, while Virginia Woolf brings to mind the Bloomsbury area and its gathering of authors. A London resident and contributor to the 'Time Out' guides to London, Cunningham divides his book by district and then lists places of literary interest alphabetically under each. Every entry lists the author or authors associated with that address. Most of the places listed are private residences, and some streets have been renumbered since the authors lived there. Easy to follow and laden with information and anecdotes, this guide is beautifully illustrated with fine color photographs and illustrations both historical and contemporary. Ideal for literature-loving anglophiles and travelers, A Reader's Guide to Writers' London is highly recommended.
This superb, district-by-district guide to literary London includes 400 photos and illustrations, extensive information for visitors, and a wealth of detail on the writers, their homes, and the city that inspired them.
Author Bio
Born in Surrey in 1962, Ian Cunningham has lived in London for much of his life. After working for Reader's Digest, he became a freelance writer and editor. He has been published in short story anthologies, has contributed to Time Out magazine and several of their guides including the Time Out London Guide and the Time Out Bars and Pubs Guide.