Fiction From 1837

Oliver Twist

One of the best known novels of Charles Dickens, which follows the fate of an orphaned workhouse boy. It has been filmed several times, and was turned into the stage musical (and later film) Oliver! by Lionel Bart.

Dickens' second novel it was published in serial form, 1837-9, and as a three-volume book in 1838.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Oliver Twist

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One Tun pub - Saffron Hill

The other One Tun pub is in Goodge Street.

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Bragansas

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1 memorial

The Three Cripples public house

Pub in Charles Dickens's "Oliver Twist".

Fiction, Commerce, Fictional, Food & Drink

1 memorial

Count Dracula

Famous vampire created by Stoker as the eponymous hero (?) of his 1897 novel.

Fiction, Cinema, Fictional, Seriously Famous, Transylvania

2 memorials

Roman Camp - N7

There is little evidence to support the existence of this camp. So, rather cheekily, we've categorised it as "Fictional".

Place, Fictional, Romans

1 memorial

Kaled

Also known as "Lara's page", from Byron's poem: Lara. Precis of the poem: Lara is a lord with a page Kaled who, it turns out, is a woman in disguise. On Lara's death Kaled dies from grief. This po...

Fiction, Fictional

1 memorial