London By Literature

By Jamie Worcester

The dust of ages swirls and falls, staining walls, darkening glass, coating surfaces, clogging lungs. Bricks, leaves, paper, food, bones and skin all decay, reduced to almost invisible specks that accumulate into the eternal dust of London.
–Amanda Craig, “Hearts & Minds.”

Through invention, invasion, immigration and preservation, the city of London has sustained itself since its founding by the Romans, when it was first dubbed Londinium. It remains a leading global city centuries later, upholding itself upon the River Thames. This is a place where over 300 languages a...