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Books set in Bloomsbury, London

51.523, -0.125

39 books · 22 authors · 1838–2025

39 books here

Most-set authors

Arthur Conan Doyle (7) · J.K. Rowling (5) · Charles Dickens (2) · Nick Hornby (2) · Alan Hollinghurst (1) · George Orwell (1)

Genres

literary fiction (13) · fantasy (7) · mystery & crime (4) · science fiction (2) · romance (2) · historical fiction (2) · horror (1) · thriller & suspense (1) · children's (1)

Books set here

Set in Bloomsbury, London (29)

The Swimming-Pool Library

Alan Hollinghurst

Corinthian Club pool and gym

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell

Real building Orwell lived in, model for Winston's flat

Neverwhere

Neil Gaiman

Home of the fallen angel Islington, a major antagonist

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

Arthur Conan Doyle

Holmes and Watson's residence, where the goose and gem are examined

The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb

Arthur Conan Doyle

Holmes and Watson's residence; Hatherley is brought here after his ordeal

The Man with the Twisted Lip

Arthur Conan Doyle

Holmes and Watson's residence, 221B Baker Street

A Study in Scarlet

Arthur Conan Doyle

Holmes & Watson's flat, 221B Baker Street

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

Arthur Conan Doyle

Miss Stoner consults Holmes at 221B Baker Street

Caledonian Road

Andrew O'Hagan

Kings Cross Islington — post-Brexit London corruption scandal

The Lesser Bohemians

Eimear McBride

Drama school bedsits and squats; Eilis and Stephen's mid-90s north London world

The Girl on the Train

Paula Hawkins

Real London terminus of Rachel's daily commuter train

20,000 Streets Under the Sky

Patrick Hamilton

The Midnight Bell pub neighbourhood

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Helen Fielding

Bridget lives as a widowed mother in the affluent North London suburb of Hampstead

Championship Vinyl record shop location and surrounding N. London setting

About a Boy

Nick Hornby

Will and Marcus neighborhood

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

J.K. Rowling

King's Cross — where Harry, Ron, and Hermione's children depart for Hogwarts, and where Scorpius and Albus' time-travel

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Platform 9¾, departure point for the Hogwarts Express

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

J.K. Rowling

Real London station; Hogwarts Express departure point

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Platform 9¾, departure point for the Hogwarts Express

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

J.K. Rowling

Platform 9¾, departure/return point for Hogwarts Express

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

J.K. Rowling

Hogwarts Express departure point

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Hogwarts Express departure point

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Platform 9¾, Hogwarts Express departure/return

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

J.K. Rowling

Platform 9¾, Hogwarts Express departure/return

The Invisible Girl

Lisa Jewell

Posh north London village neighborhood where a teenage girl vanishes and suspicion falls on a reclusive neighbor

The Hundred and One Dalmatians

Dodie Smith

Pongo and Missis live with the Dearlys on the Outer Circle of Regent's Park

The Blackbirds of St Giles

Lila Cain

the St Giles rookery

The Diary of a Nobody

George Grossmith

Victorian suburban Holloway, London — where Charles Pooter records the mundane triumphs and humiliations of respectable

Also featuring Bloomsbury, London (10)

The Adventure of the Copper Beeches

Arthur Conan Doyle

Holmes and Watson's residence where Violet Hunter seeks advice

The Five Orange Pips

Arthur Conan Doyle

Holmes and Watson's residence where Openshaw seeks help

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

Bob Cratchit's home neighbourhood, named in the text

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson

Affluent London square named directly in the text as Dr Lanyon's home, contrasted with Hyde's Soho

Saturday

Ian McEwan

Jazz club where Henry's son Theo plays guitar

Universality

Natasha Brown

Dinner party in gentrifying North London

The Betrayal of Thomas True

A.J. West

Thomas's home village

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

12 Grimmauld Place / Ministry of Magic

Septimus and Rezia scenes

Notable locations in Bloomsbury, London

King's Cross Station8Baker Street5Baker Street, London2Camden Town2Hampstead2King's Cross Station, London2Regent's Park227b Canonbury Square, Islington, London1Angel, Islington1BBC Broadcasting House1Caledonian Road1Cavendish Square1Charlotte Street1Edmonton1Euston Station1Fitzrovia1Fitzroy Square1Gower Street1Highgate1Holloway, London1Islington1Islington, London1King's Cross1Museum Tavern, Great Russell Street1