Literary London
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London has had the biggest global influence on English language and world literature of any city in the world. Here are some places in Literary London related to its contribution to literature.
GeneralOne of the best places to develop and refine an appreciation of London's importance to English and world literature is the British Library.
William ShakespeareHis memorial is in Poets' Corner (see below.)
Charles DickensHe is buried in Poets' Corner (see below.)
Other writers
Writers' burials and monumentsThis part of the Abbey was not intended as a burial place for writers, playwrights and poets; the first poet to be buried here, Geoffrey Chaucer, was laid to rest here on account of his more mundane position as Clerk of…
Literary tours and walks
Other
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Literary London" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Jordan 1972 (talk), Public domain via Wikimedia Commons