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Foyles

Author: Pauls Bankovskis0 COMMENTS

Foyles

This bookstore, the full name of which is W & G Foyle Ltd, was founded in 1903 by brothers William and Gilbert Foyle. Although it used to be listed in the Guinness Book of Records as one of the largest bookstores in the world and still is one of the biggest in the UK (besides, Foyles still remains independent of the large international bookselling chains), as far as I am concerned, the main secret of attraction here is the customer's feeling that this is exactly what a real bookstore should look like, and this is the kind of bookstore where I would be happy to spend a couple of hours (even though I may have been only seeking shelter from the rain). And then, of course, there is the joy of having found what I have been looking for plus the bonus of something completely unexpected, for instance, A Photographer's Life, the latest photography book by Annie Leibovitz, for GBP 30 (when I know it costs GBP 60 in other bookstores).

113-119 Charing Cross Road

www.foyles.co.uk

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