Authors Clapham home receives blue plaque
A house in Clapham that used to be the home of acclaimed writer Angela Carter had a blue plaque from English Heritage added to it at a recent ceremony.
Carter was famous as the writer of novels such as ‘The Magic Toyshop’ and ‘Wise Children’, but also wrote a number of successful books for children including ‘The Donkey Prince’ and ‘Moonshadow’. The house in Clapham where the blue English Heritage plaque has been installed was where Carter lived for the final decade and a half of her life, until her death in 1992.
The location of the house is The Chase, near Clapham Common and it was a gathering place for many famous authors while Carter lived there. Sir Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan and JG Ballard were among those who were guests at the house. Speaking to the Wandsworth Guardian, Rushdie stated:
Organisations like English Heritage sometimes use brochure printing to showcase the historic places that it preserves for people to visit.
Other novels that Carter wrote include ‘Nights at the Circus’, which centred on a woman who works as a trapeze performer.
Carter was famous as the writer of novels such as ‘The Magic Toyshop’ and ‘Wise Children’, but also wrote a number of successful books for children including ‘The Donkey Prince’ and ‘Moonshadow’. The house in Clapham where the blue English Heritage plaque has been installed was where Carter lived for the final decade and a half of her life, until her death in 1992.
The location of the house is The Chase, near Clapham Common and it was a gathering place for many famous authors while Carter lived there. Sir Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan and JG Ballard were among those who were guests at the house. Speaking to the Wandsworth Guardian, Rushdie stated:
“Angela Carter was incredibly kind and generous to young writers, including me. She was also one of the true originals of English literature, both fabulist and feminist, and her richness of language was and remains a treasure.”
Organisations like English Heritage sometimes use brochure printing to showcase the historic places that it preserves for people to visit.
Other novels that Carter wrote include ‘Nights at the Circus’, which centred on a woman who works as a trapeze performer.