I have no clue what the title means. I just kind of wrote it down. Anyway, I loved Westminster Abbey. When I went to London two years ago, I did not get the chance to see it, so I am so happy this was on our travel plan! When I initially walked in, I just could not believe how gorgeous it was. That first hallway, I looked up, and I just had nothing to say but wow. There was so much more than I expected. I did not know what to expect, but it was not what I got to see. There were so many graves and plaques of dead kings and royalty, which I expected. What I didn’t expect, though, was the number of authors I would know with plaques there.
Charles Dickens, was the first one I wanted to go see. I heard whispers about him being there, and I got excited. Dickens wrote classics such as A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, and Great Expectations. His grave is very simple for a not-so-simple person. I mean, he is one of the greatest writers of all time, and he has a mere stone plaque. Dickens’ novels helped expose poverty and social injustice in Victorian England.
Geoffrey Chaucer’s Tomb was located in Poet’s Corner. He is most famous for writing the Canterbury Tales, one of the most important works in the english litureture. He was originally buried due to his royal employment rather than for his poetic writings. He is known as the father of English literature.
Laurence Oliver has a memorial stone in Westminster Abbey. He was one of the greatest actors of the twentieth century. He starred in numerous Shakespearean plays and films. His ashes were interred in the building in 1991, this was so he would be close to Shakespeare’s memorial.
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