111 Literary Places in London That You Shouldn't Miss

by Terry Philpot, Karin Tearle

• The ultimate insider's guide to Literary London for locals and experienced travelers • Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides • Part of the international 111 Places series with over 650 titles and 3.8 million copies in print worldwide • Appeals to both the local market (more than 9 million people call London home) and the tourist market (around 30 million people visit London every year!) • Fully illustrated with 111 full-page color photographs Few, if any, cities have a literary history as rich as that of London. Writers have written about it; and lived, loved, stayed and died there. Here are 111 stories to be revealed. Among them are the lives of writers and their characters, and the plots and venue. Where can you see the first printed book in the western world, or visit the library with no books? Where did two poets marry secretly and then flee to Italy; and what happened when Sigmund Freud met Salvador Dalí? What is the mystery of the signed copy of Mein Kampf? This is a guide to the capital unlike any other – not only enlightening to residents who may have thought that they knew their city (and their books), but the visitor, too. These are sights you shouldn't miss – but which you'll unlikely to find without this book.

Genres: Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

Published October 11, 2023

Reviews

[Rowan's Bookshelf (Carleigh) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for skimming through, seeing what looks interesting enough to add to a travel bucket. A lot of the places are big stretches, but highlight hidden gems in the city. Would be better if it was only 75 or 50 places, but I get it's part of a gimmicky series. I did end up adding a few places to my to-see list, so it served its purpose and offered interesting history!

[Andrea Engle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Delightful thumbnail sketches, one per page opposite stunning photographs by Karin Tearle … makes you want to hop on the next plane to London … refreshing in that it highlights more modern writers like Dan Brown and Hilary Mantel and Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes and Michael Bond … not to be missed …

[Claire Q · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really great in describing the history of literature and writing in London - 4/5 because a lot of the places are view from the outside only, and I wouldn't want to use it as a practical guidebook.

[Ragnhild · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good premis, but didn't quite live up to it.

[Sophia Kloster · Rating 3 out of 5]

some of the places & their connections seem to be a bit of a stretch but engaging nonetheless