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The Fascination of London' was a series of guide books written by Sir Walter Besant and G. E. Mitton about various different areas of London. This book is about the areas of Bloomsbury and Holborn, home to, among others, the British Museum, University College London, and Holborn Bar - the old entrance to the City of London.