{"product_id":"writers-london-carrie-kania-9781788840460","title":"Writers' London: A Guide to Literary People and Places","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore the city that inspired some of the greatest writers in history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscover the contemporary writers still making London a literary capital today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe perfect gift for anglophiles, bibliophiles, and wanderers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart of a new series exploring London culture, joined by Vinyl London, Rock 'n' Roll London, Art London and London Peculiars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\"When one is tired of London, one is tired of life.\" - Samuel Johnson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLondon has long been a center of the literary world. From Shakespeare to Amis, Byron to Blake, Plath, Thomas, Christie and Rowling; many of the greatest names in literature have made this metropolis their home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWriters' London guides the reader through homes, bookshops, pubs and cemeteries, in search of where literary greats loved and lost, drank and died. Discover the Islington building where Joe Orton was murdered by his lover, the Soho pub where Dylan Thomas left his manuscript, the Chelsea hotel where Oscar Wilde was arrested, and the Bank of England where Kenneth Graham was shot at (and missed) three times. Gathering hundreds of famous and less-well-known anecdotes, this meticulously researched volume will entertain any lover of literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carrie Kania, Alan Oliver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1788840461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781788840460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Acc Art Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Carrie Kania","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46401422000383,"sku":"9781788840460","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_68204b7a-865d-4d2e-bc78-79d406817de8.jpg?v=1733887504","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/writers-london-carrie-kania-9781788840460","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}