A novel by Charles Dickens first published in serial form 1855 and 1857. The title character is the daughter of a man imprisioned in Marshalsea prison for debt.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Little Dorrit
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George Inn - Historic Southwark
In the courtyard at the rear of this building is The George - London's only g...
Little Dorrit gate
The quoted text comes at the end of Chapter 13 of 'Little Dorrit' by Charles ...
Marshalsea 2 - steel
The plaque refers to 'wall mounted artworks' but we did not see any on our vi...
Marshalsea 3 - stone - Little Dorrit
The heroine of Dickens' novel Little Dorrit was one resident who was not a pr...
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Anne Brontë
Novelist and poet. Born Yorkshire. Youngest member of the Bonte literary family. Novels: 'Agnes Grey', 'Tenant of Wildfell Hall'. See Charlotte Brontë for more.
1 memorial
Charlotte Riddell
Born as Charlotte Eliza Lawson Cowan in Ireland. Moved to London in 1855. Married Joseph Hadley Riddell, a hot water engineer in 1857. They lived in St John's Lodge 1868 - 1873. Published her fi...
1 memorial
Oliver Goldsmith
Author. Born Co. Longford, Ireland (though it could have been County Roscommon, and for his date of birth we have only his word). Arrived in London in 1760 and joined the literary group that inclu...
4 memorials
Anne Louise Germaine Necker Baronne de Staël-Holstein
Born in Paris. Adam Thorpe has written "Conscious of her physical plainness but 'irresistibly seductive' in conversation, her salons were the focal point for pre-revolutionary reform, and eventual...
2 memorials
The Beatrix Potter Society
Founded to promote the study and appreciation of the life and works of the author.
1 memorial
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Hayes Place
From the picture source: "Site of a house since the 15th century, in 1754 William Pitt the elder, later Earl of Chatham, bought the property, subsequently rebuilding it. The birthplace of his son,...
1 memorial
London Hop Trade
Hops were introduced to England from the Netherlands. They were grown principally in Kent and brought to London via the River Thames and later by rail to London Bridge. By the mid-nineteenth centur...
1 memorial
Smithfield Market Fire, 1958
On 23 January 1958, a fire broke out in the basement of Union Cold Storage Co at the Smithfield Poultry Market. The fire spread throughout the maze of basements under the market and burned for thre...
1 memorial
British Film Institute
In 1996 the BFI erected 126 plaques across Britain to commemorate the centenary of cinema. See the pdf.
16 memorials
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