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LONDON LIBRARY

Members of the

CHARLES DICKENS

1841

2020

DAPHNE DE MAURIER

1952

RAYMOND ANTROBUS

2017

ALISSA MEARS

2024

VIRGINIA WOOLF

1904

2000

1900

1840

THOMAS CARLYLE

1841

STANLEY KUBRICK

1968

HELENA BONHAM CARTER

1986

SIMON SCHAMA

2004

EVE ELLIS

2022

KAZUO ISHIGURO

1985

The world's largest independent lending library, with over 1 million books.

Author Charles Dickens was a founding member of the London Library and helped Carlyle gain support to initiate its creation. Dickens is regarded as one of the most influential artists of the Victorian era, known for his novels such as “A Tale of Two Cities,” “Oliver Twist” and “Great Expectations.”

Author Daphne du Maurier joined the London Library in 1952. Known for her psychological thriller “Rebecca,” de Maurier remains an influential female author of the 20th century.

Poet and educator Raymond Antrobus joined the London Library in 2017. Antrobus’ poetry explores identity, often focusing on his Jamaican-British heritage, masculinity and deafness.

English Teacher Alissa Mears is currently participating in the 2024 London Library Emerging Writers Program. In the program, Mears is working on a feminist retelling of the myth of Prometheus and a series of short personal essays.

Author Virginia Woolf became a patron of the London Library in 1904. Woolf is best known for her novels “Ms. Dalloway” and “To the Lighthouse,” as well as her essays on power, women’s writing and artistic theory, such as “A Room of One’s Own.”

Essayist, historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle founded the London Library in 1841. Frustrated by the lack of a lending library in London, Carlyle gathered a committee of authors to pursue its foundation.

Film director and screenwriter Stanley Kubick joined the London Library in 1968. His most famous works include “The Shining” and “2001: A Space Odyssey.”

Actress Helena Bonham Carter became the first female president of the London Library in 1986. In her acting career, Bonham Carter has played characters written by former Library members, such as E.M Forster and Charles Dickens.

Historian and broadcaster Sir Simon Schama became a life member of the London Library in 2004. Schama is best known for his documentaries on art, history and literature, and now works as a professor at Columbia University.

English Teacher Eve Ellis participated in the London Library Emerging Writers Program in 2022. Ellis was a finalist in the 2020 Women Poets Prize.

Novelist and screenwriter Sir Kazuo Ishiguro joined the London Library in 1985, and is known for his novels “The Remains of the Day” and “Klara and the Sun.”