The cities had a flourishing literary life :

• London was the home of numerous literary societies

• Edinburgh was “the Athens of the North”

• Bath was visited by literary travellers

Cities were also frequently described in literature :

• London

• Edinburgh

• Bath

The literary rendering of space and toponyms is a present-day object of study

Lackington’s bookshop

Lackington’s bookshop in Finsbury Square, where “above Half a Million Volumes are constantly on Sale”.
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