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Walking Literary London

œWalking Literary London” is a walking guide through the lives, loves, haunts and homes of writers both historic and recent.In 25 walks ranging from Highgate in north London to Putney and Wimbledon in the south, Roger Tagholm reveals the literary links of so much of London’™s landscape.Discover the history of the Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens, or visit the church where Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes were married. When in need of refreshment, you can stop off at the restaurant frequented by T. S. Eliot or one of the pubs immortalised in prose by Charles Dickens. Literary clubs and publishers, bookshops, statues and quiet retreats are all added into the mix, making for a fascinating experience.The book is full of clear and easy to follow maps highlighting each route and pinpointing places of literary interest.