false 176837 3 Anna Quindlen first visited London from a chair in her suburban Philadelphia home&#8212;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.<br><br>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.<br><br>In <i>Imagined London,</i> 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.<br><br>Praise for <i>Imagined London:</i><br><br>"Shows just how much a reading experience can enrich a physical journey." &#8212;<i>New York Times Book Review</i><br><br>"An elegant new work of nonfiction... People will be inspired by this book." &#8212;Ann Curry, <i>Today</i><br><br>"An affectionate, richly allusive tribute to the city." &#8212;<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> 521469 2004 Imagined London: A Tour of the World's Greatest Fictional City (National Geographic Directions) total:180|5:22|4:49|3:82|2:23|1:4| 180 602 301 44 3 3 false false Tue Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 19 10:56:21 -0800 2007 Tue Sep 23 13:53:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 11:28:39 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 09:58:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 08:39:45 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 20:52:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 07 16:04:50 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 16:08:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 30 17:16:08 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 14 22:28:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 19:11:50 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 19:21:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 06:43:10 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 06:03:45 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 18:48:24 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 18:54:02 -0800 2008
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I love London. I love all things British, except it seems the literature. I didn't know this before I started read...more...]]>