Literary Map Of London

T he idea for the map arose when anna and dex were working on a collection of artwork with the theme of literary london.

Literary map of london. Literarytube map of london. It was created by graphic artist dex in collaboration with interior designer anna burles. A map of the capital created by names of the literary figures in the. The literary tube map is a fascinating one to pore over but i d advise against using it as a navigational tool.

Each character has been. Self guided london literary walk. Screenprinted on to gorgeous royal blue plike paper using white block and a fluro pink to pull out the boroughs of london. Folded map poster quantity.

The result is a. The pickwick papers. Add to cart. This map is both a snapshot of london s literary history and beautiful in its own right.

His writing is synonymous with the city and he has a total of seven novels featured. An intricate type map of the capital teeming with infamous fictional characters from london s literary past and present. This tube map replaces stations with famous novels based on the area they were set in london. Five more wacky tube maps to peruse.

Culture books features tales of the city. Honestly bank was confusing enough without renaming it. Those with an amazing moniker or brilliantly conceived nickname who are a credit to their creator. Charles dickens 7 february 1812 9 june 1870 regarded as one of the greatest authors of the victorian era leads the way in terms of novels featured on the map.

This literary walk is an independent book crawl through central london. If you re the same today i want to share my self guided london literary walk and map with you. For instance we found it fascinating how certain genres and authors were married with certain parts of the map. Dickens london dominates the central.

For instance london fields appears but it s referring to the martin amis novel set around high street kensington rather than the bbq friendly park out east. The result is a comprehensive geographical mapping of london s greatest novels and poems throughout history. A map of fictional london now available as a map or poster. From modern day thrillers such as the girl on the train taking euston s place to fabled classics such as the canterbury tales substituting borough we feel that writing has a unique way of painting surroundings like nothing else.

London has a unique literary history. A navigable plan of london streets parks gardens prisons hospitals courts squares rivers railways vistas and commutes. How many have you read. Literary map of london as part of its campaign to get london reading booktrust is paying homage to the capital s inspiring locations.

Whether it s the deceiving fagan hustling on farringdon road or harry potter boarding the train to hogwarts at king s cross the city is synonymous with literary figures. I like to start my london literary walk at my favorite london bookshop daunt books in marylebone. It features a huge range of genres and forms and over 400 different authors including angela carter agatha christie neil gaiman shirley conran douglas adams charles dickens lee. More than 250 novels were mined in order to make the literary london map taken from the literary london art collection.

An august 2016 of the literary london map at 70cm by 50cm. With a huge travel section and an upper gallery lining. As mentioned in well over 600 novels plays and poems. From beloved bookstores to important places in the city s history it always takes me on a journey both literally and metaphorically.