Animal    From 1851 

Moby Dick

Written by Herman Melville. First published, in London, in 1851.

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Moby Dick

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Herman Melville

Herman Melville, 1819 - 1891, author of Moby Dick, lived here in 1849. Englis...

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Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler

Novelist. Born in Chicago, Illinois. After his father abandoned the family, his mother moved him to Britain to further his education, At Dulwich College. He worked for a while at the Admiralty, but...

Person, Literature, Canada, France, USA

1 memorial
William Henry Hudson

William Henry Hudson

Author, naturalist and ornithologist.  Born on a small ranch, Los Viente-cinco Ombúes, near Quilmes in Buenos Aires province. Came to Britain in 1874 and produced a series of ornothological studies...

Person, Literature, Science, Argentina

3 memorials
Sir Walter Besant

Sir Walter Besant

Novelist and London historian.  Born Portsmouth. 1884 co-founded the Society of Authors. Secretary of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Originator of the People's Palace.  First president of The Hamp...

Person, Community / Clubs, History, Literature

3 memorials
Leonard Huxley

Leonard Huxley

Writer. His works include biographies of his father Thomas Henry Huxley and Charles Darwin. Father of Aldous and Julian Huxley, the unidentified child in the photograph is presumably one of his sons.

Person, History, Literature

1 memorial
Nancy Mitford

Nancy Mitford

Born 1 Graham Street (now Terrace) SW1 into the British aristocracy, the eldest of 7 siblings: Pamela, Thomas, Diana, Unity, Jessica, Deborah. Popularised U and non-U linguistic usage. Novels inclu...

Person, Literature, Seriously Famous, France

1 memorial