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London Fictions is a site celebrating the novels which capture the essence of an absorbing city. On this site are articles about more than eighty novels which have a powerful feel of London, or a locality or community within the city. Each is written by an expert and enthusiast.
Some of these novels are well known and widely read. Others may be new to you. We hope this site will encourage you to read more of the fiction set in London, and to walk the streets amid which these novels depict. We are keen for new contributions - please do offer to write. And here are the novels already posted on this site - click on the book cover to be taken straight there: Vesna Goldsworthy
Monsieur Ka - 2018 written by Jane McChrystal Tony White
The Fountain in the Forest - 2018 written by Suneel Mehmi Claire North
84K - 2018 written by Suneel Mehmi Balli Kaur Jaswal
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows - 2017 written by Suneel Mehmi Michèle Roberts
The Walworth Beauty - 2017 written by Suneel Mehmi Kamila Shamsie
Home Fire - 2017 written by Andrew Whitehead Natasha Pulley
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street - 2015 written by Suneel Mehmi Paula Hawkins
The Girl on the Train - 2015 written by Jo Casebourne .
Zadie Smith
NW - 2012 written by Philippa Thomas .Martin Amis
Lionel Asbo - 2012 written by Nicolas Tredell Jonathan Kemp
London Triptych - 2010 written by Suneel Mehmi Xiaolu Guo
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers - 2007 written by Susie Thomas .Naomi Alderman
Disobedience - 2006 written by Audrey Snee Monica Ali
Brick Lane - 2003 written by Sanchita Islam Iain Banks
Dead Air - 2002 written by Courttia Newland Chris Petit
The Hard Shoulder - 2001 written by Valentine Cunningham Zadie Smith
White Teeth - 2000 written by Lisa Gee .
Peter Ackroyd
The Plato Papers - 1999 written by David Charnick .
Nigel Williams
The Wimbledon Poisoner - 1990 written by David Charnick Neil Bartlett
Ready to Catch Him Should He Fall - 1990 written by Gregory Woods .
Hanif Kureishi
The Buddha of Suburbia - 1990 written by Susie Thomas Martin Amis
London Fields - 1989 written by Carla Scura Muriel Spark
A Far Cry from Kensington - 1988 written by Jane McChrystal J.M. O'Neill
Duffy is Dead - 1987 written by Ken Worpole Penelope Fitzgerald
Offshore - 1979 written by John Wilson Lionel Davidson
The Chelsea Murders - 1978 written by Dermot Kavanagh .
Kamala Markandaya
The Nowhere Man - 1972 written by Charles R. Larson Nell Dunn
Poor Cow - 1967 written by Jane McChrystal .
Anthony Cronin
The Life of Riley - 1964 written by Tony Murray .
Waguih Ghali
Beer in the Snooker Club - 1964 written by Susie Thomas .
B.S. Johnson
Albert Angelo - 1964 written by Andy Wimbush Alexander Baron
The Lowlife - 1963 written by Ken Worpole Len Deighton
The Ipcress File - 1962 written by Nicolas Tredell .
Robert Poole
London, E1 - 1961 written by Rachel Lichtenstein .
Laura Del-Rivo
The Furnished Room - 1961 written by Nicolas Tredell .
Terry Taylor
Baron's Court, All Change - 1961 written by Stewart Home Colin Wilson
Adrift in Soho - 1961 written by Colin Stanley .
Colin Wilson
Ritual in the Dark - 1960 written by Colin Stanley Colin MacInnes
Mr Love and Justice - 1960 written by Sam Wiseman Lynne Reid Banks
The L-Shaped Room - 1960 written by Cathi Unsworth .
E.R. Braithwaite
To Sir, with Love - 1959 written by Susie Thomas .
Colin MacInnes
Absolute Beginners - 1959 written by Jerry White Kevin FitzGerald
Trouble in West Two - 1958 written by Cathi Unsworth .
Colin MacInnes
City of Spades - 1957 written by Kate Houlden .
Gerald Kersh
Fowlers End - 1957 written by Séamas Duffy Samuel Selvon
The Lonely Londoners - 1956 written by Bill Schwarz Iris Murdoch
Under the Net - 1954 written by John Wilson Jack Lindsay
Rising Tide - 1953 written by Andy Croft .Alexander Baron
Rosie Hogarth - 1951 written by Andrew Whitehead Graham Greene
The End of the Affair - 1951 written by Nicolas Tredell Rose Macaulay
The World My Wilderness - 1950 written by Sam Wiseman George Orwell
Nineteen Eighty-Four - 1949 written by Sarah Wise .
Elizabeth Bowen
The Heat of the Day - 1948 written by Jane Miller .Norman Collins
London Belongs To Me - 1945 written by Séamas Duffy Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Guignol's Band I & II - 1944 / 1964 written by Claire Lozier Graham Greene
The Ministry of Fear - 1943 written by Nicolas Tredell Patrick Hamilton
Hangover Square - 1941 written by John Lucas .
John Sommerfield
Trouble in Porter Street - 1939 written by Andrew Whitehead .
Sajjad Zaheer
A Night in London - 1938 written by Madhu Singh Samuel Beckett
Murphy - 1938 written by Nicolas Tredell Virginia Woolf
The Years - 1937 written by Nuala Casey James Curtis
The Gilt Kid - 1936 written by Stefan Slater John Sommerfield
May Day - 1936 written by John King Simon Blumenfeld
Jew Boy - 1935 written by Rachel Lichtenstein .Pamela Hansford Johnson
This Bed Thy Centre - 1935 written by Zoë Fairbairns A.P. Herbert
The Water Gipsies - 1930 written by John Wilson Jean Rhys
After Leaving Mr Mackenzie - 1930 written by Susie Thomas .
Patrick Hamilton
The Midnight Bell - 1929 written by Simon Goulding Lao She
Mr Ma and Son - 1929 written by Anne Witchard Christopher Isherwood
All the Conspirators - 1928 written by Katharine Stevenson .
Virginia Woolf
Mrs Dalloway - 1925 written by Anne Fernald Aldous Huxley
Antic Hay - 1923 written by Ged Pope Arnold Bennett
Riceyman Steps - 1923 written by Fran Pickering Virginia Woolf
Jacob's Room - 1922 written by Robert B. Todd .
Dorothy Richardson
The Tunnel - 1919 written by Bobby Seal Thomas Burke
Limehouse Nights - 1916 written by Anne Witchard .
A. Neil Lyons
Arthur's - 1908 written by Peter Jones Joseph Conrad
The Secret Agent - 1907 written by Sarah Wise .
Arthur Morrison
To London Town - 1899 written by Eliza Cubitt M.P. Shiel
The Yellow Danger - 1898 written by Anne Witchard William Pett Ridge
Mord Em'ly - 1898 written by Jonathon Green .
Arthur Morrison
A Child of the Jago - 1896 written by Sarah Wise .
H.W. Nevinson
Neighbours of Ours - 1895 written by Angela V. John .
George Gissing
New Grub Street - 1891 written by Bobby Seal Arthur Conan Doyle
The Sign of Four - 1890 written by Andrew Lane .
George Gissing
The Nether World - 1889 written by Andrew Whitehead .
Julia Frankau
A Babe in Bohemia - 1889 written by Lisa Robertson .
Margaret Harkness
In Darkest London - 1889 written by Flore Janssen Margaret Harkness
Out of Work - 1888 written by John Lucas Amy Levy
Reuben Sachs - 1888 written by Susie Thomas .
Walter Besant
All Sorts and Conditions of Men - 1882 written by Eliza Cubitt .
Charles Dickens
Great Expectations - 1860-61 written by David Parker .
Daniel Defoe
A Journal of the Plague Year - 1722 written by Dermot Kavanagh |
An exciting new publication - the first book devoted to the life and writing of Alexander Baron (author of, among others, The Lowlife). Edited by Susie Thomas, Andrew Whitehead and Ken Worpole, So We Live: the novels of Alexander Baron, contains six articles about different aspects of his life as well as the transcript of an interview with him and some excerpts from hir writing. There's also a guide to a walk round Baron's manor (Stoke Newington).
So We Live: the novels of Alexander Baron is published by Five Leaves at £12.99. NOW JUST £8.95
Published by Five Leaves,
the London Fictions book has contributions by twenty-six historians, writers and enthusiasts, each writing about a commanding London novel and the city it depicts. It's available direct from the publishers at the much reduced price of £8.95 - including UK postage. The Literary London Society
produces an excellent online journal - the Literary London Journal. Here's the link to the latest issue If you haven't joined the Literary London Society - do. Here's the link for details. Introduction to
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