Writer. Born 32 Sheffield Terrace, Campden Hill, as Gilbert Keith Chesterton. Best known for the Father Brown stories. He often wrote about religion and in 1922 converted to Roman Catholicism. In later life he became obese. Wearing a hat and cape he made a distinctive figure as he hung around the taverns of Fleet Street, a latter-day Dr Johnson. Died at his home at Top Meadow, Beaconsfield.
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G. K. Chesterton
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G. K. Chesterton - birth
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G K Chesterton - W14
Gilbert Keith Chesterton, 1874 - 1936, poet, novelist and critic, lived here....
Mont Blanc restaurant
City of Westminster Site of the Mont Blanc Restaurant where leading writers,...
Wine Office Court
The Rhymers' Club is not specifically mentioned on the plaque but Ye Olde Che...
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John Forster
Writer and literary adviser. Born Newcastle upon Tyne. Came to London in 1828 to attend University College and to enter Inner Temple. A good friend of Charles Dickens he published his biography in...
2 memorials
Frederick Warne and Company
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1 memorial
Claire Rayner
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Newbery Medal
From Wikipedia: a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association (ALA). The award is given to the author of the most disting...
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Henry Williamson Society
The Henry Williamson Society possesses a small archive, consisting chiefly of collections of letters from Henry Williamson that have been donated to it over a number of years.
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