The main character of William Makepeace Thackeray's satirical novel Vanity Fair. A cynical, but delightful, social climber who uses her charms to fascinate and seduce upper-class men.
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Becky Sharp
The houses each side were built about 1680. Boston House built in 1740, on th...
Adventurer and author. Born Venice. First came to London in 1763. Father to two of Teresa Cornelys's children. Died in Bohemia.
Written by Kenneth Grahame, much of it based on a series of letters to he wrote to his son. First published October 1908.
Diarist and Secretary of the Admiralty. Born Salisbury Court, where his father ran a tailoring business. The house backed onto St Brides church. Highly regarded administrator of the navy. Served C...
Person, Literature, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Seriously Famous
Former politician and author. Member of Parliament for Sunderland South from 1987 to 2010. He led the campaign that resulted in the release of the 'Birmingham Six', who had been falsely convicted o...
Jane Austen, novelist of 6 major novels including Pride and Prejudice. Born: Steventon, Hampshire. Died: Winchester, Hampshire. For all Austen-related London locations see Londonist. A statue was u...
The plaque is on a small plinth in the front garden. It replaces the one which was erected in 1909 on a house that was subsequently demol...
A London Inheritance has old photos and more information about this church.
London County Council George Grossmith, 1874 - 1935, actor-manager, lived here.
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