Plaque

Francis Bret Harte

Inscription

Greater London Council
Francis Bret Harte, 1836 - 1902, American writer, lived and died here.

Site: Francis Bret Harte (1 memorial)

W2, Leinster Terrace, 74

This building is now, 2007, the Leinster House Hotel.

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Francis Bret Harte

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Francis Bret Harte

American writer, best know for his accounts of pioneering life in California....

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Francis Bret Harte

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Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

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