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Charles Dickens' Memorial in Marylebone

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Jun 14, 20232 min read

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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Dec 28, 20222 min read

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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Oct 14, 20221 min read

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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May 16, 20221 min read

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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Mar 16, 20221 min read

Rudyard Kipling's house and the blue plaque at 43 Villiers Street, London

Rudyard Kipling’s London Home on Villiers Street

Discover Rudyard Kipling’s former home at 43 Villiers Street, where the writer lived from 1889 to 1891 during an important period in his London career.

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Nov 9, 20212 min read

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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Jul 22, 20211 min read

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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Jul 6, 20211 min read

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...

Baris Guner

Jun 30, 20212 min read

A transparent glass bell jar against a pale background, symbolising isolation and confinement in Sylvia Plath’s novel The Bell Jar.

The Bell Jar: Sylvia Plath’s Masterpiece of Confessionalism

Explore Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar, a powerful novel about identity, mental health and societal expectations, and its place in confessional literature.

Oliver Burgess

Jun 23, 20215 min read