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Writer's Path
- Dec 28, 2022
- 2 min
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,...
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Writer's Path
- Oct 14, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Writer's Path
- May 16, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Writer's Path
- Apr 20, 2022
- 4 min
Ian Fleming Could Do It All
From James Bond’s violent assassinations to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang This work is a derivative of "12th August 1964 - Death of Ian...
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Writer's Path
- Mar 16, 2022
- 1 min
Charles Dickens Museum
The London home of famous English novelist Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens, who lived from 1812 to 1870, is indisputably the most famous...
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Oliver Burgess
- Mar 9, 2022
- 5 min
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...
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Writer's Path
- Nov 9, 2021
- 1 min
Rudyard Kipling Lived Here
This is the house where Kipling lived from 1889 to 1891, and a blue plaque can be found on the building. 🔵 Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)...
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Writer's Path
- Nov 8, 2021
- 1 min
Happy Birthday Bram Stoker
Bram Stoker (1847-1912) was born on this day (8th of November) in 1847. 🎂 Abraham Stoker, widely known as Bram Stoker, was an Irish...
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Writer's Path
- Oct 4, 2021
- 1 min
Edgar Allan Poe Studied Here
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, poet and literary critic. Some of his well-known works include The Raven, The Cask of...
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Oliver Burgess
- Sep 14, 2021
- 6 min
Karl Marx’s Utopia
The name that strikes fear into the heart of capitalists worldwide: Karl Marx
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Writer's Path
- Sep 1, 2021
- 1 min
Foyles Bookshop
We have added Foyles in Charing Cross to our literary map of London. Foyles Bookseller's history goes more than a hundred years, founded...
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Writer's Path
- Aug 4, 2021
- 1 min
Happy Birthday Percy Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was born on this day (4 August) in 1792. 🎂 Shelley was an English Romantic poet, dramatist, essayist...
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Writer's Path
- Jul 22, 2021
- 1 min
Daniel Defoe Lived Here
Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) was an English trader, writer and also spy. He was a prolific writer who explored many different forms of...
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Writer's Path
- Jul 6, 2021
- 1 min
Anchor Bankside Pub
Although the history of this location dates back more than 800 years, the Anchor was first established in 1616. Its literary importance...
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Baris Guner
- Jun 30, 2021
- 2 min
The Cross Keys Pub
Oldest pub in Chelsea 🍻 Even though the Cross Keys pub has been around for over 300 years, I only found out about it yesterday. It is...
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Oliver Burgess
- Jun 23, 2021
- 5 min
The Bell Jar: Sylvia Plath’s Masterpiece of Confessionalism
Sylvia Plath’s only novel, The Bell Jar, attracted mediocre reviews upon its publication in 1963. Since then, however, its insight into...
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Writer's Path
- Jun 15, 2021
- 1 min
Daunt Books in Marylebone
Daunt Books in Marylebone is one of the most impressive bookshops in London; it is an Edwardian building, built in 1912, adorned with oak...
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Writer's Path
- May 24, 2021
- 1 min
P. L. Travers' House in Chelsea
P. L. Travers' House in Chelsea.
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