London Past Papers Literature

Question 1

Which Regency author lived at 10 Henrietta Street Covent Garden, when she stayed in London?

Answer 1

Using her letter of 15-16 September 1813 as our guide, we followJane Austenacross two days from one particular visit. She is staying with her brother Henry at his home above his banking premises at no. 10 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden.

Question 2

Which novel by Charles Dickens is set against the background of the Gordon Riots of 1780?

Answer 2

Barnaby Rudge: ‘A Tale of the Riots of Eighty’ (known as Barnaby Rudge) is a historical novel by Charles Dickens set in the time of the Gordon Riots.

Question 3

From which tavern did Geoffrey Chaucer’s pilgrims set out for Canterbury?

Answer 3

The Tabard Inn

Theframing devicefor the collection of stories is a pilgrimage to the shrine ofThomas Becketin Canterbury, Kent. The 30 pilgrims who undertake the journey gather at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, across the Thames from London.

Question 4

Who published his ‘Survey of London’ in 1598?

Answer 4

John Stow

John Stowfirst published his “Survey of London” in 1598 during the reign of Elizabeth I. His detailed description of the city and its suburbs was an immediate success when it first appeared and has remained a popular classic of English history ever since.

Question 5

Name the famous novelist who
lived at 48 Doughty Street, Bloomsbury.

Answer 5

Charles Dickens