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London in Books
Books with scenes in London, each with places marked on the map.
6 books · 6 with London scenes, 0 chosen for their mood · London places on the map
What books are set in London?
6 books on Storyland have scenes in London: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon, Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, and The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin — each pinned to a London location you can visit.
- Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
- Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
- The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon
- Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
- The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin
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Oliver Twist
London scenes
Dickens walks the workhouses and rookeries of Victorian London, from Fagin's den to the Thames-side slums.
Places: The East End — Whitechapel & Spitalfields
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Mrs Dalloway
London scenes
A single June day in 1923, traced through Westminster, Bond Street, and Regent’s Park.
Places: Westminster & central London
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The Lonely Londoners
London scenes
Windrush-era London in Caribbean cadence — boarding-house rooms, the Tube, and the cold welcome of the capital.
Places: Notting Hill & Bayswater
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Queenie
London scenes
A Jamaican-British woman comes apart and back together in the modern city — race, work, and heartbreak.
Places: Contemporary South London
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
London scenes
Wilde's gilded West End and its shadow in the opium dens east of the river.
Places: Chelsea & the East End
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The Last Bookshop in London
London scenes
A reluctant bookseller and her shop hold on through the bombing of wartime London.
Places: London in the Blitz
Reading your way into London
From Dickens's Victorian rookeries to Virginia Woolf's Westminster, no city has been written more often than London. The books below are drawn from Storyland's book↔place engine and checked against real locations, so each one points to a street, a square, or a borough you can actually walk.
Frequently asked
What books are set in London?
Storyland lists 6 books with scenes in London: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon, Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, and The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin. Their London places are marked on the map.
What should I read before visiting London?
Before visiting London, read Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (The East End — Whitechapel & Spitalfields), Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (Westminster & central London), The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon (Notting Hill & Bayswater), Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams (Contemporary South London), The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Chelsea & the East End), and The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin (London in the Blitz). Each has scenes in London, with the places marked on the map.