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Literary London Section Task : Set Out Writing a biographical sketch and illustrating a literary excerpt London was the biggest city in the world in the I 9 " century . In ! this section , you will write a short biography of a famous London author of the I 9 " century and find pictures to illustrate an excerpt written by the author , adding suitable captions . I Read the following advertisement of a company that offers literary tours of London . As you read , use the map on Student Work Page 17 . Circle the sights that are mentioned . FROM SHAKESPEARE TO SHERLOCK Are you a literature lover looking for a unique travel experience ? Try our LITERARY LONDON speciality tours ! ? Globe Theatre * and Museum Get a taste of what drama was like in Shakespeare ' s time and see a Shakespearean play in authentic surroundings . Tour the newly rebuilt Globe Theatre and Museum . located on the south bank of the River Thames . ? Charles Dickens ' s London Follow in the footsteps of Charles Dickens in the heartof the city . Visit one of Charles Dickens ' s homes on Doughty Street — now a museum . Continue to the nearby law courts at Gray ' s Inn , where Dickens once worked and which serves as a setting for the novels David Copperfield and Great Expectations . ? Sherlock Holmes Museum Mystery fans can go to Baker Street and visit the fictional home ofSirArthur Conan Doyle ' s master detective , Sherlock Holmes . ? Bloomsbury District Stroll through Bloomsbury and visit the homes of novelist Virginia Woo If , playwright George Bernard Shaw , and poet Dylan Thomas . Find out how this area of London is associated with the Bloomsbu 1 y Group , who were famous writers , artists and thinkers . Take your nose out of your books and breathe in the literary atmosphere of London ! Call : 020-7123-4567 for reservations . 2 Which of the above tours sounds the most interesting ? Discuss with a partner , giving reasons for your choice . * This is the British English spelling . It is spelled "theater" in American English . literature n . the writing or study of books ( stories , novels , plays , poems , etc . ) that are valued as works of art . literary adj . connected to literature .
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