Walking Tour - Waterloo in Fiction
Wed, 05 Jun
|London
This walk explores the Waterloo of historical fiction. Tracy Chevalier's Burning Bright brings William Blake's Lambeth to life, Michael Sadleir's Forlorn Sunset and Renton Nicholson's Dombey and Daughter explore its seamier side in Victorian times, while for Sam Selvon's Lonely Londoners of the 1940
Time & Location
05 Jun 2024, 18:00 – 20:00
London, Lambeth North Station, 110 Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7XG, UK
About the event
This walk explores the Waterloo of historical fiction. Tracy Chevalier's Burning Bright brings William Blake's Lambeth to life, Michael Sadleir's Forlorn Sunset and Renton Nicholson's Dombey and Daughter explore its seamier side in Victorian times, while for Sam Selvon's Lonely Londoners of the 1940s, the station is a place of nostalgia. Above all, it is a place of arrival and departure.