Literature in Britain
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Essex MurdersEssex Murders at Upminster Library in Upminster, Essex on 20 Sep 10.
Author Joan LockAuthor Joan Lock at Upminster Library in Upminster, Essex on 04 Sep 10.
The Times Cheltenham Literature FestivalThe Times Cheltenham Literature Festival at Cheltenham Town Hall in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire on 08 Oct 10.
David Constantine and George SzirtesDavid Constantine and George Szirtes at Lauderdale House in London, London on 09 Sep 10.
Jim Al Khalili: The House Of WisdomJim Al Khalili: The House Of Wisdom at Asia House in London, London on 29 Sep 10.
Talk With Tim Mackintosh SmithTalk With Tim Mackintosh Smith at Asia House in London, London on 07 Sep 10.
York National Book Fair 2010York National Book Fair 2010 at The Knavesmire Suite in York, Yorkshire on 10 Sep 10.
Authors In Conversation / Book LaunchAuthors In Conversation / Book Launch at Goethe Institut London in London, London on 16 Sep 10.
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Literature in Britain
Britain is world renowned for its wide and varied history of literature, with many literary traditions that is thought to stretch back to the 5th century after the settlement of the Saxons.
With some of the most famous authors around the world, including Rudyard Kipling, George Bernard Shaw, TS Eliot, Harold Pinter, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, the Bronte sisters and of course who could forget William Wordsworth, there are many literary festivals and events regularly taking place that celebrate our place in world literature.
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The Picture House
The O2
Shepherds Bush Empire
O2 Academy Leeds
Royal Albert Hall
Pavello Olimpic de Badalona, Barcelona
Manchester Apollo
Teatro degli Arcimboldi
Shepherds Bush Empire, London
O2 World Hamburg