and they faithfully transcribed what they saw and felt in the stories they told of London town. and all tell their stories gratifyingly well. Authors include John Evelyn, Thomas de Quincey, W.

London has the greatest literary tradition of any city in the world. But there has also been an innumerable host of writers who have sought to capture the essence of London and what it meant for the people who lived there or were merely passing through. and they faithfully transcribed what they saw and felt in the stories they told of London town.