84 Charing Cross Road / The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street

Description:

It all began with a letter inquiring about second-hand books, written by Helene Hanff in New York, and posted to a bookshop at 84, Charing Cross Road in London. As Helene's sarcastic and witty letters are responded to by the stodgy and proper bookshop employee Frank Doel, a relationship blossoms into a warm and charming long-distance friendship lasting many years.

subjects: American Authors,  Biography,  Booksellers and bookselling,  Correspondence,  Briefwisseling,  Antiquariaten,  Correspondence, reminiscences,  Marks & Co,  Travel,  Description and travel,  London (england), intellectual life,  Hanff, helene, 1916-1997,  Authors, correspondence,  Authors, american,  Mei guo wen xue

People: Frank Doel,  Helene Hanff

Places: London,  New York,  England,  London (England),  Great Britain

Times: 20th century