Florence Onyebuchi “Buchi” Emecheta OBE (21 July 1944 – 25 January 2017) is the author of 15 adult novels, four children’s books and 2 plays. She was a prolific and pioneering writer
Camden Town represented a crucial turning point for the great French poets Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) and Paul Verlaine (1844-1896). Their time at 8 Great (now Royal) College Street has a
Background Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) is now most famous for his novels, but he was also a very influential character in his time. He also had many connections with Camden.