For the latter part of his life, Hugh Walpole lived in Brackenburn, a country house on the shores of Derwentwater in The Lake District and held a flat in Piccadilly as his London base. During his childhood and through his rise to fame however, he lived in quite a few places. His early days saw …
Where Did Hugh Walpole Live? A Guide To His Domestic Dwellings & Literary Lodgings. Read More »
In early 1924 Hugh Walpole was living in London at 24 York Terrace, overlooking Regents Park. By this time he had become the successful author he had always dreamt of being, having at that time both the fame and the wealth that went with it. Around the same time he had discovered and purchased a …
Hugh Walpole, An Interview. Strand Magazine April 1924 Read More »
The Society of Old Friends is a society formed at the turn of the 20th Century comprising of a small group of booksellers and publishers and later stationers. They called themselves “The Odd Lots”. The society still exists today. In 1938 the Society of Old Friends held their 29th Annual Dinner at the Monico Restaurant …
Whilst Hugh Walpole is best known for his championing of the Cumbrian countryside through the Herries Chronicles series, his time as a writer also saw him spending a lot of time in London where he had a flat at 90 Piccadilly. As usual he would fill it to the brim with his ongoing treasure trove …