Carlyle's House, today in the hands of the National Trust, is the 18th century townhouse, once the residence of Thomas Carlyle (1795 – 1881), the historian, writer ... read more
Charles Dickens Museum is the former home of Dickens and his family and where he wrote 'Oliver Twist', 'Pickwick Papers' and 'Nicholas ... read more
Dr Johnson's House is dedicated to the writer, lexicographer and wit, Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784), and located in the house where he was a tenant. The collection ... read more
Keats House was the home of the Romantic poet John Keats (1795 – 1821) from December 1818 until he left for Rome in August 1820. It was here that Keats composed ... read more
The British Library is the largest library in the world with over 170 million items from almost every language and faith group. Together, they occupy over 746km of total ... read more
The Wiener Holocaust Library is the world's oldest and Britain's largest collection of original archival material on the Nazi era and the Holocaust. ... read more