Educational Trips Around Literary London
London, the capital of England, has the largest population in the United Kingdom. On the banks of the Thames, was founded by the Romans in 43 AD and has become one of the most important cities in the world – economic, cultural and historical heritage. Against the backdrop of interesting and diverse educational trips into the city is very popular and can be a valuable learning tool in a variety of academic programs. One of the most interesting ways to explore the city, but delve into the rich literary history. As you walk through the streets, in the footsteps of famous writers, you can often get the feeling that something has changed over the centuries. These are the famous names that you can share through the streets of London.
Charles Dickens – The Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist and Little Dorrit, only a few of the many books written by Dickens and inspired by the city, where he spent most of his life – London. Educational trip to Dickens’ London has to start with a stop at the Warren plant lost consciousness lasts – a boot nail factory near the center of London where the young Dickens was sent to work to earn money for the family. Then, Charing Cross, on foot, where Pickwickian start your journey at the Hotel Croix d’Or. Finally, head up to 48 Doughty Street, Dickens and the house where his family lived from 1837 until 1839. The building is now a museum dedicated to the author, in which you can learn the details of his life in London.
Virginia Woolf – to fill in for the famous part of the Bloomsbury group, and, years later, around the pockets with stones and walking on water, Virginia Woolf has a complicated relationship with the City of London. It comes from a real city, went for a short time, and lived for years she and her husband Leonard Woolf and worked there. Every journey, which should focus on literary form, a reference to Virginia Woolf. For a sample of the author’s life, you should start at 6 Gordon Square, Bloomsbury, where he began his career as a writer seriously. 1915 Leonard moved to Hogarth House and Paradise Road, where he later founded the Hogarth Press, which published several books, before returning closer to the center of town. Due to the close relationship with the city, many people who live in London Woolf. With the new copy of itself into the hands of Mrs. Dalloway, it is easy to trace the main character will walk through the city to a sense of authentic place.
William Blake – often thought less in terms of literary London of Dickens or Virginia Woolf, William Blake really happened almost three years of his life in the city. Study trips to the scarce literature should not ignore the importance of writers in the literary scene. Begin to explore baptized with the Wren church of St. James, Piccadilly, where Blake and his brothers could be. From there to find a place to play at Goose Green East Dulwich, where the mural was one of the original vision of Blake ordained by angels. In addition to seeing the business of the South Molton Street, London, home of Blake and his wife, who survived many years, Catherine. Finally, gather in unmarked grave in Bunhill Fields, bounded by City Road and Finsbury Bunhill Row finally say goodbye. Want to be if you believe that Blake influence will still be there, take the subway to Highgate and take a look at the house of William Blake, who lived in Samuel Coleridge designed and is now the model Kate Moss.
