Imagined London
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eponine38
of Winchester, Massachusetts USA on 3/15/2019
This book is in a Controlled Release!
eponine38 of Winchester, Massachusetts USA on 3/15/2019 This book is in a Controlled Release!
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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.
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.
This rather short book is a decent overview of places in London connected with works of fiction. I’d have liked it to be longer, but it provides the basis for further research.
A favorite passage, regarding the (overly-maligned?) London weather:
“Along with some of the more florid detective novelists and the song “A Foggy Day In London Town,” written by the American George Gershwin, Dickens may be singlehandedly responsible for the common perception that the weather may frequently render London’s streets so impassible as to be impossible.”
And another fun use of words, creating a disturbing image:
“…Burlington House, which stands back from the throng of Piccadilly like an outraged dowager lifting her satin skirts.”
A favorite passage, regarding the (overly-maligned?) London weather:
“Along with some of the more florid detective novelists and the song “A Foggy Day In London Town,” written by the American George Gershwin, Dickens may be singlehandedly responsible for the common perception that the weather may frequently render London’s streets so impassible as to be impossible.”
And another fun use of words, creating a disturbing image:
“…Burlington House, which stands back from the throng of Piccadilly like an outraged dowager lifting her satin skirts.”
On its way to the Mainz convention to fulfill a wish. Hope you like it!
Journal Entry 4 by 
Poodlesister
at Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom on Saturday, August 10, 2019
Poodlesister at Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom on Saturday, August 10, 2019
I brought this back from Mainz. I’ve contacted Molyneux and she’s suggested I take it to the UK Unconvention and give it to MissMarkey to pass on
Journal Entry 5 by Poodlesister at City of London, Greater London United Kingdom on Saturday, September 21, 2019
Poodlesister at City of London, Greater London United Kingdom on Saturday, September 21, 2019
Released 4 yrs ago (9/21/2019 UTC) at City of London, Greater London United Kingdom
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Taking to the London Meet Up to give to MissMarkey to pass on to Molyneux
Join UK Bookcrossers at the Northampton Unconvention from 11th to 13th October 2019
Join UK Bookcrossers at the Northampton Unconvention from 11th to 13th October 2019
