{"id":34075,"date":"2026-04-14T20:08:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/footprintsoflondon.com\/live\/eventbrite-event\/walking-tour-mayfairs-bright-young-things\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T20:08:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:08:55","slug":"walking-tour-mayfairs-bright-young-things","status":"publish","type":"eventbrite_events","link":"https:\/\/footprintsoflondon.com\/live\/eventbrite-event\/walking-tour-mayfairs-bright-young-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking Tour &#8211; Mayfair&#8217;s Bright Young Things"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>A literary romp round Mayfair in the company of Michael Arlen, Evelyn Waugh, Anthony Powell and Nancy Mitford.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 20px\">\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 10px;font-size: 15px;line-height: 22px;font-weight: 400;text-align: left\">\n<p>Follow the green hat, discover vile bodies and dance to the music of time on this literary romp round Mayfair; the playground of the Bright Young Things in the 1920s. <\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll hear readings from works by Michael Arlen,  Anthony Powell,  Evelyn Waugh and Nancy Mitford which capture the spirit of this era. We&#8217;ll discover locations featured in their writing as we explore the area where they lived, worked and played.<\/p>\n<p>The walk will last about two hours. 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