London Fragments

A Literary Expedition
By Rüdiger Görner

On ten strolls through some of the most interesting areas of London Rüdiger Görner explores the literary landscapes of the capital. He meets Shakespeare, Heine and Hogarth south of the river, finds Virginia Woolf and Lady Ottoline Morell in Bloomsbury, discovers Blake and Trollope in Westminster, happens on the Carlyles in Chelsea, comes across John Keats in beautiful Hampstead and searches for Bacon and Hanif Kureishi in the London suburbs. Following this literary rambler means discovering familiar places and their histories anew, by seeing them through the eyes of those who walked the streets before him.

‘If you like London – or love good writing – you’ll want to curl up with this book and walk the streets with the great writers who have been there before.’
David Sinclair, Tribune

Rüdiger Görner is Chair of the Department of German at Queen Mary,University of London, and Director of the Centre for Anglo-German Cultural Relations. He is the author of many books including, most recently, a biography of Thomas Mann and Rainer Maria Rilke. He contributes regularly to major European newspapers.