Footprints of London

Continuing the series on books that have inspired the walks in our Literary Footprints festival. This time Rob talks about “The Angel of the Revolution: A Tale of the Coming Terror” by George Chetwyn Griffith In the late 19th century a genre that has been described as Invasion Fiction became popular in Britain, stories that…

With our Literary Footprints Festival starting soon we asked our guides about the books that inspired their walks. First Sean talks about “The Children of the Ghetto” by Israel Zangwill. Israel Zangwill by Walter Sickert Israel Zangwill is one of the great chroniclers of London at a particular time. A Jewish writer, scholar and journalist he…