Walking Tours including Key Sights in City of London- customisable - contact Sam
105 Ratings
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- 1.5 hr
This is an exciting guided tour round some of the Literary sights of the city led by a Cambridge University Literature graduate and London City Guide. We cover many writers from Chaucer to JK Rowling , including Wordsworth, Dickens and Shakespeare. There are plenty of chances to read aloud and join in during the walk
Itinerary Details
Operated by: Sam L Jacobs
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At:
First stop includes: We explore the life of Wilkes, Journalism, The City of London and how Wilkes changed things. We also listen to Jeremy Paxman on this subject.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Dr. Johnson's House
We explore the life of Johnson, Boswell and Hodge the cat. We look at his contribution to the English dictionary and how he helped create a literary society and circle in London.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At:
We look at remnants of the 13th century Monastery and where Shakespeare's playhouse was and where Shakespeare lived. We discuss some of the plays and other sites with Shakespeare connections in the City of London.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: St. Paul's Cathedral
This is really the launch point for a discussion about the many writers in the area - Donne, Milton, More, Keats, Pepys, Dickens, Sissay, JK Rowling, Beckett, More, Fry, TS Eliot and many more......there are lots more fascinating twists and turns and alleys and byways on the walk I hope you can join
Stop At:
First stop includes: We explore the life of Wilkes, Journalism, The City of London and how Wilkes changed things. We also listen to Jeremy Paxman on this subject.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Dr. Johnson's House
We explore the life of Johnson, Boswell and Hodge the cat. We look at his contribution to the English dictionary and how he helped create a literary society and circle in London.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At:
We look at remnants of the 13th century Monastery and where Shakespeare's playhouse was and where Shakespeare lived. We discuss some of the plays and other sites with Shakespeare connections in the City of London.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: St. Paul's Cathedral
This is really the launch point for a discussion about the many writers in the area - Donne, Milton, More, Keats, Pepys, Dickens, Sissay, JK Rowling, Beckett, More, Fry, TS Eliot and many more......there are lots more fascinating twists and turns and alleys and byways on the walk I hope you can join
