Contact me with the title of the book and the author for a chance to win an ebook when it is published. #1920s #literaryLondon
A) This novel was published in 1928 but was embroiled in a court case because of its lesbian content.

B) 1925 novel. A man was arrested and forced to defend himself.

My London acquisitions on my flying visit today ❤️ I have been struggling to find printed copies in Belfast so this makes me happy @lrb.co.uk @thetls.bsky.social #England #LiteraryLondon

Join the Friends of St Columba’s on Saturday 18 Oct for a Literary London Visit!
Explore Dr Johnson’s House & the historic Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese. £10 | 11am | 17 Gough Square, EC4A 3DE
#LiteraryLondon #DrJohnson #LondonHistory #StColumbasFriends #CulturalEventsLondon

Did you know Jane Austen lived in Knightsbridge in 1814—just steps from where St Columba’s now stands?

While here, she revised Mansfield Park—literary magic in our neighbourhood!

"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort." – Jane Austen

#JaneAusten #Knightsbridge #LiteraryLondon

This lovely little street is Seckforde Street in Clerkenwell. Charles Dickens was a customer of the Finsbury Savings Bank on Seckforde Street and Clerkenwell is where Dodger takes Oliver pickpocketing. A house on this street recently sold for £2.2M
#Dickens #literaryLondon #literarytravels

The Lamb and Flag: The alleyway beside the pub was the scene of an attack on the poet John Dryden in 1679 by thugs hired by John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, with whom he had a long-standing conflict. #LiteraryLondon