London Dark Pages - Literary London After Dark

Departure Point We meet just outside the station at the Victoria embankment entrance Duration 2 hours Languages Available Human tour guide - English Points of Interest Stop At: Inns of Court Fleet Street London • Gothic architecture influencing dark Victorian literature• Lawyers secrecy power & punishment in literature• Dickens’s obsession with law and injustice. Duration: 15 minutes Stop At: Fleet Street London • Victorian newspapers & penny dreadfuls• Birthplace of sensational crime stories• Sweeney Todd legend (fiction + fear culture) Duration: 15 minutes Stop At: Holborn London • Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary• Writers living in poverty obsession madness• The isolation of geniusCharles Dickens• Workhouses child labour prisons and how it was used in Oliver Twist Bleak House Duration: 20 minutes Stop At: Bloomsbury London • Victorian fascination with death & séances• Influence on Bram Stoker & gothic fiction• Fear of the unknown in industrial London Duration: 15 minutes Stop At: The British Museum Great Russell Street London Walk by the museumObsession with the past curses stolen artefacts• Gothic fiction’s fear of ancient knowledge• Writers inspired by history are turning it “dark” Duration: 10 minutes Stop At: Fitzrovia London • Oscar Wilde• Genius queerness censorship• Public downfall & literary punishment• The dark cost of truth and beauty Duration: 15 minutes Additional Information Service animals allowed Public transportation options are available nearby Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness Inclusions A professional guide who created this walk Exclusions Tips Voucher Info Mobile or paper ticket accepted The tour identified in this promotion is made available through Viator. Groupon is not affiliated with or sponsored by the Compleat Walks in connection with this deal. Please contact Groupon customer service for all inquiries related to this offer. Inquiries placed to Viator will be directed back to Groupon. This offer is not eligible for promo codes.