Literary London

by Millar, Eloise

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Title Statements

Full title :Literary London / Eloise Millar & Sam Jordison.

Summary

A fascinating guide to the best literary landmarks in London that takes the reader into publishing houses and along paths of inspiration, revealing the stories behind the stories.* One of the world's greatest literary cities, London has streets full of stories and buildings steeped in history.* The biggest and most beloved names in English literature have all been here, and you can still see or visit their stomping grounds and favourite places.* Follow Oscar Wilde from the salons to Clapham Junction; roam with Julian McClaren Ross through Fitzrovia, dropping in for a pint of three with Dylan Thomas at the Bricklayers' Arms; muse darkly over the Thames with Spencer, Eliot and Conrad; and watch aghast as Lorn Byron terrorizes his publisher on Albermarle Street ... Moving through time and genre, from Spencer and Shakespeare to Amis and Barnes, from tragedy and romance to chick-lit and science fiction, Literary London is a snappy and informative guide, showing just why - as another famous local writer put it - he who is tired of tired of London is tired of life.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2016.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Michael O'Mara Books Limited
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016.

Notes

Includes index.

The Physical Object

Description:224 pages ; : 20 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781782435044, 1782435042
oclc:ocn919480955
LC Classification:DA689.L5
Dewey Decimal:914.21 MIL

Beginners and Immortals -- Radicals and Subversives -- Preachers and Converts -- Mystics and Magicians -- Diarists and Lexicographers -- Gossips and Rivals -- Romantics and Corpses -- Eminent Victorians and Secret Bohemians -- Crime . . . -- . . . and Punishment -- Children and Talking Animals -- Modernists and Vorticists -- Bloomsberries and Back-Stabbers -- Publishers and Booksellers -- Angry Young Men . . . -- . . . and Women -- Beats and Hippies -- Spies and Cold Warriors -- Immigrants and Expats -- Monsters and Apocalyptics.

Subjects

Authors, English -- Homes and haunts Authors, English -- Homes and haunts --… Écrivains -- Résidences et lieux famili… England -- London English Literature English literature -- England Guidebook Guidebooks Guides touristiques Intellectual life Literarische Stätte Literary landmarks Literary landmarks -- England Literature Littérature anglaise -- Angleterre London London (England) -- In literature London (England) -- Intellectual life Londres (Angleterre) -- Vie intellectue… travel guidebooks