{"product_id":"9781426201820","title":"Imagined London: A Tour of the World's Greatest Fictional City","description":"Anna Quindlen first visited London from a chair in her suburban Philadelphia home—in  one of her beloved childhood mystery novels. She has been back to London countless  times since, through the pages of books and in person, and now, in \u003ci\u003eImagined London\u003c\/i\u003e,  she takes her own readers on a tour of this greatest of literary cities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e While New  York, Paris, and Dublin are also vividly portrayed in fiction, it is London, Quindlen  argues, that has always been the star, both because of the primacy of English literature  and the specificity of city descriptions. She bases her view of the city on her own  detailed literary map, tracking the footsteps of her favorite characters: the places  where Evelyn Waugh's bright young things danced until dawn, or where Lydia Bennett  eloped with the dastardly Wickham.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eImagined London,\u003c\/i\u003e Quindlen walks through the  city, moving within blocks from the great books of the 19th century to the detective  novels of the 20th to the new modernist tradition of the 21st. With wit and charm,  Imagined London gives this splendid city its full due in the landscape of the literary  imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praise for \u003ci\u003eImagined London:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Shows just how much a reading experience  can enrich a physical journey.\" —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"An elegant new work  of nonfiction... People will be inspired by this book.\" —Ann Curry, \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"An affectionate,  richly allusive tribute to the city.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"National Geographic Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47156790657264,"sku":"9781426201820","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781426201820_p0.jpg?v=1769899550","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781426201820","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}