Born Theobalds Road which at the time was 6 King's Road. Novelist, e.g. Coningsby, Sybil, and Tancred. Tory Prime Minister in 1868 and 1874 - 1880. 1st Earl of Beaconsfield. Clearly an interesting character: a book review in the Guardian 20 July 2013 said "He entered politics because he was fearful of being imprisoned in a debtors' prison, and therefore sought an MP's immunity from arrest. ... He enjoyed the company of racy older women, and had a famously happy marriage to a rich widow 15 years his senior." Died 19 Curzon Street.
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Benjamin Disraeli
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Disraeli - EC2
Benjamin Disraeli, Prime Minister in 1868 and 1874 - 1880, worked in this bui...
Disraeli - Park Lane
Here lived Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, from 1839 - 1873.
Disraeli statue
{Cut into the red marble immediately below the statue:} Beaconsfield {On the...
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The War of the Worlds
Novel by H. G. Wells about the invasion of Earth by Mars. One of the first novels in the science-fiction genre. It has been filmed, produced as a musical album by Jeff Wayne, and famously caused ne...
2 memorials
George MacDonald
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2 memorials
Rape of the Lock
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1 memorial
George Gissing
Goerge Robert Gissing. Novelist, best known for ‘New Grub Street’ about the hack writers who were concentrated in Grub Street, EC2. In 1830 Grub Street was renamed Milton Street; in WW2 it was badl...
3 memorials
The Sign of Four
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1 memorial
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