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title = "Occult London"
date = 2020-07-26
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authors = ["harald"]
tags = ["history", "occultism", "london"]
[extra.book]
authors = ["Merlin Coverley"]
publisher = "Oldcastle Books"
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_Occult London_ by Merlin Coverley, Oldcastle Books
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I picked up this book at an exhibition of the works of William Blake at Tate
Britain, London late 2019. Not sure if it was there on the occation of the
exhibition, or if i it's a regular merchanise at the museum store. In any case
it looked interesting, and so it followed me out.
The book is roughly divided into two sections. First a historical section
detailing the many and colourful persons and stories related to the subject —
and that has some connection to the city. Then a section listing the many sites
of the city with some occult historical significance.
Both sections are entertaining, and contains a wealth of information for the
tourist wanting to explore this side of London. The author seems to know both
the city and it's occult history well, but also keeps a somewhat ironic distance
to the subject.
I found _Occult London_ to be an entertaining read, and definitely one that
will be part of the planning on my next trip to the city.
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