1997

Helene Hanff

Countries: USA

Born Philadelphia. Wrote 84 Charing Cross Road in 1970. Later made into a play and film.

Died New York City. The apartment building where she lived at 305 E. 72nd Street has been named "Charing Cross House" and a plaque erected.

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Helene Hanff

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Booksellers - Marks & Co.

84 Charing Cross Road. The booksellers Marks & Co. were on this site whi...

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Media, Journalism / Publishing, Literature

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The (Literary) Club

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Lord John Russell

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Person, Literature, Politics & Administration

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Dame Hilary Mary Mantel, D.B.E., F.R.S.L.

Author. She has won the Booker Prize twice with 'Wolf Hall' (a fictional account of the rise to power of Thomas Cromwell) and 'Bring up the Bodies'. Hilary Mary Thompson was born on 6 July 1952 in...

Person, History, Literature

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Charlotte Riddell

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Person, Literature, Ireland

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Arding and Hobbs 1909 fire

Built in 1885 Arding and Hobbs department store was the largest south of the River. See Neighbour for a photo of the building. It was destroyed by a fire on 20 December 1909. Newspapers from the ...

Event, Tragedy

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