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The 82 pages that link to London, each with the reason it gives.

• Songs of Innocence and of ExperienceBroader topic: Its repeated cries turn urban experience into a critique of power and custom.

• William LanglandRelated: The poem’s urban settings and social observations have led scholars to connect Langland with London.

• Abbé PrévostRelated: Prévost spent years in England, where he worked as a writer and translator.

• Bob GuccioneRelated: Guccione launched the first issues of Penthouse in Britain before expanding into the United States.

• Bob HoskinsRelated: Hoskins grew up in London and began his acting career there.

• Katrina KaifRelated: She spent part of her youth in London before beginning her film career.

• Len DeightonRelated: The city is Deighton's birthplace and a recurring setting in his fiction.

• Leonard FeatherRelated: Feather was born in London and began his engagement with jazz there.

• Mark BurnettRelated: Burnett was born in London before beginning his career in the United States.

• Mina LoyRelated: Loy was born in London before pursuing art and writing abroad.

• Rachel WeiszNarrower topic: Weisz was born in London and began her acting career in Britain.

• Southern EnglandRelated: Some accounts treat London as a distinct region, while others place it at Southern England’s centre.

• The Birds of AmericaRelated: The book’s later plates were printed and issued in London.

• Thomas NasheRelated: Nashe’s professional writing and publishing career was closely tied to the city.

• Thomas Wyatt the YoungerRelated: The rebels’ advance toward the capital brought the uprising to a decisive confrontation.

• Wat TylerRelated: Tyler’s forces entered the city and occupied key sites during the revolt.

• Ben OkriRelated: Okri moved to London as a child and developed much of his literary career there.

• Chevalière d'ÉonRelated: D'Éon spent much of the later career there, amid intense public speculation about identity.

• Fela SowandeRelated: Sowande studied and worked in London before returning to Nigeria.

• Grime musicNarrower topic: Grime formed in London’s neighborhoods, where local crews and radio networks connected.

• Hot cross bunRelated: A 19th-century London street-market story helped popularize a famous hot cross bun rhyme.

• Ira AldridgeNarrower topic: Aldridge moved to London as a young actor and made his professional debut there.

• Julian BreamRelated: Bream was born in London in 1933 and began his musical life there.

• Kingdom of EssexBroader topic: Its control and church institutions mattered to Essex's rulers.

• Margery WilliamsRelated: Williams grew up in London after her family moved from Canada.

• Oceania (Nineteen Eighty-Four)Broader topic: The city’s degraded streets and ministries depict everyday life in Oceania.

• Paul ReuterRelated: Reuter established his news agency in London in 1851.

• Peter PorterBroader topic: Porter settled in London in 1951 and made the city the base of his poetic career.

• Phyllis SpiraBroader topic: Her Royal Ballet training and early company career unfolded in London.

• Robert PattinsonRelated: Pattinson was born and raised in London.

• Samuel SamuelNarrower topic: Samuel’s constituency and business activity were rooted in the capital.

• William CaslonRelated: Caslon established his type-founding business in this major printing center.