Imagined London: A Tour of the World's Greatest Fictional City (National Geographic Directions)

93 Pages·2004·1.36 MB·English

by  Anna Quindlen

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MAGINED ONDON
MAGINED ONDON
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A Tour of the World’s Greatest Fictional City
ANNA QUINDLEN
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DIRECTIONS
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Washington, D.C.
Published by the National Geographic Society
1145 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036-4688
Text copyright © 2004 Anna Quindlen
Map copyright © 2004 National Geographic Society
ISBN-13: 978-1-42620182-0
ISBN-10: 1-4262-0182-6
Photography Credits: Lawrence Porges; Bettmann/ CORBIS; Hulton-Deutsch
Collection/CORBIS; CORBIS; Sophie Bassouls/CORBIS; Julien
Hekimian/Corbis Sygma
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any
form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,
without permission in writing from the National Geographic Society.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Quindlen, Anna
Imagined London: a tour of the world’s greatest fictional city / Anna
Quindlen.
p. cm.—(National Geographic directions)
ISBN: 0-7922-6561-0
1. Literary landmarks—England—London. 2. English literature—England—
London—History and criticism. 3. Authors, English—Homes and haunts—
England—London. 4. London (England)—Description and travel. 5. London
(England)—In literature. I. Title. II. Series
PR110.L6Q35 2004
820.9’9421—dc22
2004049958
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For Amanda Urban, in lieu—
at least for now—of a mews house
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MAGINED ONDON

CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS