Many of the greatest names in literature have visited or made their home in the colorful and diverse metropolis of London. From Charles Dickens to George Orwell, Virginia Woolf to Bernadine Evaristo, London's writers have bought the city to life through some of the best known and loved stories and characters in fiction.brbrThis book takes you on an area-by-area journey through London to discover the stories behind the stories told in some of the most famous novels, plays and poems written in, or about, the city. brbr Find out which poet almost lost one of his most important manuscripts in a Soho pub.brbr Discover how Graham Greene managed to survive the German bomb that destroyed his Clapham home.brbr Climb down the dingy steps from London Bridge to Thames path below and imagine how it felt to be Nancy trying to save Oliver Twist, only to then meet her own violent death.brbr Drink in same pub Bram Stoker listened to the ghost stories that inspired Dracula, the plush drinking house wher