Written by Herman Melville. First published, in London, in 1851.
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Moby Dick
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Herman Melville
Herman Melville, 1819 - 1891, author of Moby Dick, lived here in 1849. Englis...
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Lord John Russell
Author, Prime Minister. Born Hertford Street, Mayfair, the 3rd son of the Duke of Bedford. First Earl Russell. One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition, 1851. Prime Minister: 1846-52, 18...
James Hadley Chase
Thriller writer. Born at the site of the plaque as René Lodge Brabazon Raymond. Under various pseudonyms, he wrote ninety novels, fifty of which were made into films. Died in Corseaux-sur-Vevey, Sw...
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The only novel by Oscar Wilde. The eponymous character, after being painted, casually suggests that in order to enjoy a life of hedonism, he would sell his soul if the picture could age instead of ...
Dodie Smith
Author and playwright, Born Lancashire. Wrote 'The Hundred and One Dalmations' and 'I Capture the Castle'. Born Lancashire but in 1910 her mother remarried and they moved to London. Did some acti...