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Is there really a secret underground tunnel?

Posted by whenthiswasfields over 3 years ago tipped with 1K
Last active 8 months ago 40 responses

I am interested in secret underground London. I have been told there is a secret tunnel from Buckingham Palace to Paddington Station.It was built during the second world war in case we were invaded.The Royal family could then get to Paddington, train to the west coast, then boat to North America. Does anybody kno...

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Where are the worthwhile bookshops?

Posted by whenthiswasfields over 3 years ago
Last active over 3 years ago 9 responses

Who knows of some decent book shops in town, proper book shops, not your common garden Waterstones? Ones full of books that smell as old as they look? Not necessarily looking for originals or valuable books but ones with more character than the mass produced Penguin Classics. Kenningtom

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What is your favourite public space?

Posted by MokAsh over 3 years ago
Last active over 3 years ago 8 responses

Either inside or outside. For the first time ever – I am ashamed to say – I visited the British Library, to see the maps of London exhibiton before it closed. The exhibition itself was pretty good but what left more of an impression on me was the building itself. At least, I like the interior – ...

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Where are the GOOD bookstores?

Posted by tillmanj over 2 years ago
Last active over 2 years ago 16 responses

As an American in London, one of the things I looked forward to with glee when moving here was the bookstores that must be (in my deluded American brain) absolutely littering the place. I mean, in London, the world capital of literature, surely the book shops must be everywhere, right? Well, so far I have complet...

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Know anything about selling books to second-hand book shops?

Posted by idamonster over 2 years ago
Last active over 2 years ago 13 responses

Hi I have about 50 or so books that I want to pass along… ranging from King Lear to Arthur C Clarke and excellent condition to sun-damaged. After a while I’ll give them away to charity but I wouldn’t mind trying to make a few quid first. My option of choice is to sell the bulk of them to a secon...

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What's your local library like?

Posted by bagelmouseuk over 2 years ago
Last active over 2 years ago 13 responses

I need to stop buying books – I stock up and then they sit and fester unread on my bookshelves. Being a member of a library means there’s at least a deadline for reading the things, so I’m going to join up to Lewisham library now I live round here. I used to live down the road from Muswell Hill lib...

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Does anyone know a good second-hand dealer?

Posted by whenthiswasfields over 3 years ago
Last active over 3 years ago 2 responses

I’m about to move flat and would like to unload a good portion of the large piles of books, videos and CDs I’ve accumulated, to make the job a bit easier. Does anyone know of a reputable second-hand dealer who would take the lot off my hands for a few quid? Preferably, collect them from north London too?...

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Storage: A safe place for my stuff and things

Posted by Beagleskin over 2 years ago
Last active over 2 years ago 5 responses

Leaving London blah blah etc Anyway I need somewhere to put alllllllllllllll my stuff and things while I am away. Some kind of storage place that is not a) someone’s bee-infested attic, b) someone’s parent’s garage next to the lawnmower, chest freezer and slug pellets, or c) someone’s hous...

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Who will buy my lowbrow trash?

Posted by SofyaP over 3 years ago
Last active over 3 years ago 6 responses

I have a secret and shameful addiction to trashy novels and so have a growing collection of some 250 tomes of crap fiction under my bed that will definitely never be read again. It’d be lovely to make a bit of extra Christmas present money but most book sellers have turned their noses down at my lowbrow fare. ...

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Christopher Fowler, Roofworld, anyone know?

Posted by KK over 3 years ago
Last active over 3 years ago 6 responses

I’m a big fan of Christopher Fowler, lots of his books are based in and around Soho. There’s been a mention on his website that the book Roofworld is in development for film. It could be a fantastic film with some great London locations – anyone know anything more about it, or even worked on it...

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Anyone want to buy a book?

Posted by willster over 3 years ago
Last active over 3 years ago 0 responses

I’ve got about 800 books, which I’m trying to sell. Chances are, if you want it, I’ve got it, or can get it. I’ll post anywhere in London as cheaply as possible to save you money – cheaper than Amazon, or you can make me an offer for a bunch of them if you like… I’ll also ha...

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THE DA VINCI CODE - SPECIAL ILLUSTRATED EDITION! ONLY £19.99 (Elsewhere is £45.00+)

Posted by Kerryc over 2 years ago
Last active over 2 years ago 1 response

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My First Novel

Posted by AcresDown over 2 years ago
Last active over 2 years ago 5 responses

Hi I’m happy to say my first novel: “HEALING REX” has just been published. It’s a children’s book for kids between the ages of six and six hundred! What can I say? It’s a book about a dog, two very brave fleas…It’s kind of like “Inner Space” meets ̶...

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Free £5 at Amazon - no catch

Posted by AppleDave over 2 years ago
Last active over 2 years ago 4 responses

I just won a prize draw, Hooray, woop-woop and all that jazz. Its terribly exciting. I won £5 off at Amazon, unfortunately I purchased a book just the other day from somewhere cheaper and have no need for it anymore, and I probably won’t buy anything at Amazon for quite some time. And so here’s the im...

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Anyone want to swap books?

Posted by erica over 2 years ago
Last active over 2 years ago 7 responses

I’ve always been a staunch proponent of passing on books to others once you’re done with ‘em (not so with people, I swear). I’ve just finished reading Irving’s The World According to Garp and I’m at a loss as to the right person to pass it on to. Anyone want to swap with me? We...

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100 lovely free books

Posted by willster over 2 years ago
Last active over 2 years ago 28 responses

I’m ruddy sick of eBay and Amazon, and people asking inane questions then not even bidding for my lovely books. I have 100 books to give away. Free. I’m moving soon, and simply can’t be arsed to lug them all with me. So, if you can come and collect them – whenever you like really, they are yo...

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Cover Designers

Posted by Bookbox over 2 years ago
Last active over 2 years ago 3 responses

Anyone looking for some freelance cover design work? Mostly trade titles so commercial rather than really arty stuff.

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What to do when a crime is witnessed?

Posted by whenthiswasfields over 3 years ago
Last active over 3 years ago 1 response

So, I was having a drink in the Pillars Of Hercules pub, the one behind Foyles, on Sunday afternoon, and two youngsters (a boy and a girl) came in, ordered drinks and sat down. Boy-youngster then removed from his rucksack a load of brand new textbooks, about a dozen of them, which the two ruffians proceeded to bend ...

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Books about London

Posted by PowderMonkey over 3 years ago
Last active over 2 years ago 46 responses

Please tell about your favourite London-books – not only guide-books and history books, but especially novels that take place in London mainly. What better way to spend your night: In the couch, reading a novel, A-Zed close by, following the route of the books characters…. I can recommend Sarah Water...

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Are people especially literate in southwest London?

Posted by mollusk over 3 years ago
Last active over 2 years ago 6 responses

Since moving south of the river, I’ve noticed loads of free leave-one-take-one ‘libraries’ in public places – Raynes Park station platform, Raynes Park Tavern, Colliers Wood Tup… I’ve lived all over London and have never come across this many before. Am I just incredibly inobserva...

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