With so many books set in London, it was a hard task, but here is a top 20 'London books'.
If you want to get into London before your trip, or you want some topical reading whilst you are here, pick any one of these and you will not be disappointed:
1. London Biography: Peter Ackroyd 2. Our Mutual Friend : Charles Dickens 3. Vile Bodies : Evelyn Waugh 4. Soft City : Jonathan Raban 5. Downriver : Iain Sinclair 6. Mother London : Michael Moorcock 7. Hawksmoor : Peter Ackroyd 8. An Equal Music : Vikram Seth 9. London Orbital: Iain Sinclair 10. The Borrible Trilogy : Michael de Larrabeiti 11. The Secret Agent : Joseph Conrad 12. The Long Firm : Jake Arnott 13. Metroland : Julian Barnes 14. The Directors Cut : Nicholas Royle 15. Absolute Beginners : Colin MacInnes 16. New Grub Street : George Gissing 17. Mrs Dalloway: Virginia Woolf 18. The Heat of the Day : Elizabeth Bowen 19. White Teeth : Zadie Smith 20. The Clerkenwell Tales : Peter Ackroyd
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