Created by Christina Foyle (daughter of William), the first guest of honour was Lord Justice Darling who spoke to 200 at the Holborn Restaurant. The Lunches were very successful and moved to the new Grosvenor House and sometimes had audiences of 2,000. Over the next 80 years more than 1,000 guests included Shaw, Wells Eliot, Barrie and Lennon. In 2006 the reported the Lunches being replaced with Teas.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Foyles Literary Lunches
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Foyles - David Attenborough
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W. Somerset Maugham
Playwright, novelist and short story writer. Born of British parents in Paris, in the maternity ward set up within the British embassy. This arrangement enabled babies to be born without becoming F...
2 memorials
Daphne Milne
Dorothy "Daphne" de Sélincourt married A. A. Milne in 1913 and their son Christopher Robin Milne was born in 1920. Christopher's marriage to his first cousin, Lesley de Sélincourt, distanced him ...
1 memorial
Reginald Blunt, CBE
Chelsea historian, son of Gerald Blunt. A founding member of the Chelsea Society and author of books on Chelsea's history. This portrait is by Walter Greaves. Photo credit: Kensington and Chelsea ...
1 memorial
Captain Frederick Marryat
Novelist and officer in Royal Navy where he was a bit of a hero, rescuing men from drowning, etc. Born Catherine Court, Tower Hill or Great George Street, Westminster, depending on source. Entere...
3 memorials
Sir P. G. Wodehouse
Writer/humorist. born Guildford as Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, educated at Dulwich College. Produced about 100 books, creating Jeeves, Wooster and Lord Emsworth. He was criticized for broadcasting ...
2 memorials
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