Imagined London: A Tour of the World’s Greatest Fictional City (Directions)

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Anna Quindlen first visited London from a chair in her suburban Philadelphia home—in one of her beloved childhood mystery novels. She has been back to London countless times since, through the pages of books and in person, and now, in Imagined London, she takes her own readers on a tour of this greatest of literary cities.

While New York, Paris, and Dublin are also vividly portrayed in fiction, it is London, Quindlen argues, that has always been the star, both because of the primacy of English literature and the specificity of city descriptions. She bases her view of the city on her own detailed literary map, tracking the footsteps of her favorite characters: the places where Evelyn Waugh’s bright young things danced until dawn, or where Lydia Bennett eloped with the dastardly Wickham.

In Imagined London, Quindlen walks through the city, moving within blocks from the great books of the 19th century to the detective novels of the 20th to the new modernist tradition of the 21st. With wit and charm, Imagined London gives this splendid city its full due in the landscape of the literary imagination.

Praise for Imagined London:

“Shows just how much a reading experience can enrich a physical journey.” —New York Times Book Review

“An elegant new work of nonfiction… People will be inspired by this book.” —Ann Curry, Today

“An affectionate, richly allusive tribute to the city.” —Kirkus Reviews

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000MAH7W2
Publisher ‏ : ‎ National Geographic
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 28, 2006
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2.7 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1426201820
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Best Sellers Rank: #375,986 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #35 in England Travel #153 in Literary & Religious Travel Guides #417 in Travel Writing
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