Westminster Abbey is a Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster in which Poets' Corner is found; this is a treasure and inspiration for a literature lover. The first poet to be buried here was Geoffrey Chaucer, often called the father of English literature. He was the writer of The Canterbury Tales; one of the most important works of medieval literature. Many other famous authors have followed such as Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, Dr Samuel Johnson and Rudyard Kipling. There are many other memorials, including those to Jane Austen, William Blake, the Brontë Sisters, Lord Byron, Lewis Carroll, T. S. Eliot, Elizabeth Gaskell, John Keats, William Shakespeare, Percy Shelley, Dylan Thomas, Oscar Wilde – and the list goes on. ⁠ 📍20 Deans Yd, Westminster, London SW1P 3PA The nearest station is Westminster Underground Station. 🚆⁠ ⁠ if you want to find more hidden literary gems in London visit our Writer's Path Map https://www.writerspath.co.uk/map 👈⁠ ⁠ #westminsterabbey #abbey #literature #worldhistory #loveliterature #booklover #bookaddict #reading #londonliterature #writerspath #literarylocations #wrtiter #literary #literarymapoflondon #writersmap #poetscorner #statue #famouswriters #literarylondon #literarylandmarksinlondon #memorials #geoffreychaucer #englishhistory #thomashardy #samueljohnson #rudyardkipling #janeausten #williamblake #brontesisters #lordbyron #lewiscarroll #tseliot #elizabethgaskell #johnkeats #williamshakespeare #percyshelley #dylanthomas #oscarwilde

One of London's oldest pubs with strong literary connections. Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is a hugely significant pub with regards to literary connections. It had many notable “regulars” including Charles Dickens, G.K. Chesterton, Mark Twain, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Alfred Tennyson, Samuel Johnson and W. B. Yeats. Voltaire even visited the Cheshire! Moreover, many of those writers mention the pub specifically in their works: Agatha Christie’s famous detective, Poirot, dined with a client there in The Million Dollar Bond Robbery; Charles Dickens mentioned it in A Tale of Two Cities; and Soviet writer, Boris Pilnyak, visited the pub in 1923 and later wrote a story entitled Staryi Syr, ("old cheese" in Russian), part of which takes place in this pub. 📍145 Fleet St, London EC4A 2BU The nearest station is City Thameslink Train Station. 🚆⁠ ⁠ if you want to find more hidden literary gems in London visit our Writer's Path Map https://www.writerspath.co.uk/map 👈⁠ ⁠ #yeoldecheshirecheese #literature #londonliterature #writerspath #literarylocations #literarymapoflondon #famouswriters #literarylondon #londonpubs

John Keats (1795-1821) was a Romantic English poet; although, he only published fifty-four poems (dying prematurely at age 25), he is one of the most well-known poets in English Literature. As well as giving up his career in medicine to become a poet, Keats was not even appreciated in his own time. Fortunately, his popularity has grown significantly since his passing. Some of his notable poems were Ode to a Nightingale, To Autumn, Ode on a Grecian Urn and On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer. This is a statue of Romantic poet, John Keats, on Guy's Hospital Campus. It is a bronze statue made by sculptor, Stuart Williamson. It is also a talking statue: you can scan the QR code and listen to its story! 📍London SE1 1XJ The nearest station is London Bridge Underground Station. 🚆⁠ ⁠ if you want to find more hidden literary gems in London visit our Writer's Path Map https://www.writerspath.co.uk/map 👈⁠ ⁠ #johnkeats #literature #londonliterature #writerspath #literarylocations #literarymapoflondon #famouspoets #literarylondon #johnkeatsstatue #romanticpoets

An outdoor sculpture of Oscar Wilde in central London. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was a famous Irish writer, poet and playwright best known for his contribution to the aesthetic movement in the 19th century. He only wrote one novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, but his other notable works include The Importance of Being Earnest, Lady Windermere’s Fan, The Ballad of Reading Gaol and De Profundis. This is an outdoor memorial made by Maggi Hambling, which was dedicated to Oscar Wilde. The sculpture is made out of bronze and granite and depicts (a bust of) Wilde holding a cigarette and laughing. 📍3 Adelaide St, Charing Cross, London WC2N 4HZ The nearest station is Charing Cross Underground Station. 🚆⁠ ⁠ if you want to find more hidden literary gems in London visit our Writer's Path Map https://www.writerspath.co.uk/map 👈⁠ ⁠ #oscarwilde #literature #londonliterature #writerspath #literarylocations #literarymapoflondon #famouspoets #literarylondon #irishpoets #aestheticmovement

Highgate Cemetery, in North London, is a place of burial where many famous people rest; there are two sides of the cemetery, and both are worth a visit. On the East side is the tomb of the famous revolutionary, Karl Marx, the grave of the famous author, George Eliot, and the ashes of Douglas Adams, the author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Some may find the West side more striking to visit: the Egyptian Avenue and the Circle are certainly fabulous to see. You can also visit authors such as Beryl Bainbridge, known for her psychological fiction, Stella Gibbons, the writer of Cold Comfort Farm and John Galsworthy, Nobel Prize winner in 1932, Radclyffe Hall, known for her lesbian literature, and the poet Christina Rossetti. You can visit the cemetery by yourself, or with an expert tour guide; but as usual, it’s best to check the website for dates and times. You can find the link below 👇 https://highgatecemetery.org/ 📍Highgate Cemetery, Swain's Ln, Highgate, London N6 6PJ The nearest station is Archway Underground Station. 🚆⁠ ⁠ if you want to find more hidden literary gems in London visit our Writer's Path Map https://www.writerspath.co.uk/map 👈⁠ ⁠ #highgatecemetery #graveyard #londonliterature #writerspath #literarylocations #literarymapoflondon #thegraveofkarlmarx #literarylondon #thegraveofgeorgeeliot #cemetery #thegraveofdouglasadams

Horror short story by John William Polidori The Vampyre written by John William Polidori was originally published on this day (April 1st) in 1819. 🧛‍♂️⁠ ⁠ As well as a physician, John William Polidori (1795-1821) was an English author, and poet. ⁠ ⁠ His short story, The Vampyre, was the first published modern vampire story and he has seen by some as the creator of this offshoot of fantasy fiction. ⁠ ⁠ This book came about as a result of a contest between Polidori, Mary Shelley, Lord Byron and Percy Shelley held in The Villa Diodati in 1816. ⁠ ⁠ Another significant product of this contest was Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. ⁠ #thevampyre #horrorbooks #vampire #johnpolidori #bookstagram #bookworm #booklover #gothicliterature #vampirebooks #vampirestory #bookstagram

Émile Zola was born on this day (2 April) in 1840. Zola (1840-1902) was a French novelist, playwright and journalist. He was a naturalist writer and arguably the most influential French novelists of the late 19th century. Zola was nominated for the first ever Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1901 and subsequently also in 1902, but he never won. Some of his best works were Les Rougon-Macquart, Thérèse Raquin, Germinal and Nana. Did you know that Émile Zola exiled in London and lived in Queens Hotel near Crystal Palace? A blue plaque can be found at this site, as Zola lived here from 1898 to 1899. 📍Cranbourn St, London WC2H The nearest station is Crystal Palace Train Station. 🚆 ⁠ if you want to find more hidden literary gems in London visit our Writer's Path Map https://www.writerspath.co.uk/map 👈⁠ ⁠ #emilezola #frenchnovelist #writersbirthdays #londonliterature #writerspath #literarylocations #literarymapoflondon #famouswriters #literarylondon #frenchwriters

One of the largest libraries in the world. The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and has around 170–200 million items. 📚 As well as the striking statute of Shakespeare you can see upon entering the library, there are many fabulous artefacts in this building: these include – in the Sir John Ritblat Library – Shakespeare’s first folio, Austen’s personal notebook, Carroll’s diary, the sole surviving medieval manuscript of Beowulf, draft pages of Sylvia Plath’s poem, Insomniac, and the Gutenberg Bible. There is also a separate room for the Magna Carta, drafted by the Barons of England in 1215. Some items may not be present in the gallery at all times. 📜 📍96 Euston Rd, Kings Cross, London NW1 2DB The nearest station is King's Cross St. Pancras Underground Station. 🚆 ⁠ if you want to find more hidden literary gems in London visit our Writer's Path Map https://www.writerspath.co.uk/map 👈⁠ ⁠ #britishlibrary #londonliterature #writerspath #literarylocations #literarymapoflondon #famouswriters #literarylondon