Quintus Horatius Flaccus (8 December 65 – 27 November 8 BC) was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (aka Octavian).
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Harrow clock, WW2 - plaque
Our Latin consultant, David Hopkins, provided the translation and adds: "The ...
Lauderdale Road Synagogue - Halford
This design was used repeatedly to commemorate the dead of the City of London...
Trinity College of Music - WWI memorial
We puzzled for some time about the uncomfortable layout, with two names cramm...
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Helene Hanff
Born Philadelphia. Wrote 84 Charing Cross Road in 1970. Later made into a play and film. Died New York City. The apartment building where she lived at 305 E. 72nd Street has been named "Charing ...
1 memorial
Bram Stoker
Novelist and theatre manager.  Born Dublin. Came to London in 1878 with his new wife Florence Balcombe, previously Oscar Wilde's squeeze. Wrote Dracula whilst he was Irving’s acting manager at the ...
3 memorials
James Boswell
Born Edinburgh, died London. Known for his two-volume biography 'The Life Of Samuel Johnson' (1791).
5 memorials
Washington Irving
American writer who is best known for his short stories 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' and 'Rip Van Winkle'. Born 3 April 1783 in the USA, he travelled to Europe coming to England in 1815. He also ...
Person, Literature, Politics & Administration, Germany, Spain, USA
1 memorial
Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett
Novelist. Born at 2 Onslow Gardens, Pinner, Middlesex. her early life was marred by the deaths of four of her siblings. Her first novel 'Dolores' was published in 1911. In 1919 she met the writer M...
1 memorial
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