A Self-Conducted London Walking Tour: On The Ground In The British Capitol Tracking George Smiley, John le Carré’s Fictional Master Spy.

	"Smiley walked, one round little man in a raincoat . . . These long tramps had become a habit for him; with his newfound energy he could cover half the length of London and not notice it. From Cambridge Circus, now that he knew the byways, he could take any of twenty routes and never cross the same path twice . . .  he would let luck and instinct guide him while his other mind plundered the remoter regions of his soul . . . Walking, he took his own island with him, and it was crammed with images, not people.  Like an extra mantle, the white walls encased him in his thoughts . . ."   from THE HONOURABLE SCHOOLBOY by John le Carré’ Copyright David Cornwell, 1977, Published by Hodder & Stoughton UK, Pocket Books USA & Penguin Books CANADA. (Quotation used by permission.)
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	John le Carré fans are intimately familiar with his fictional master spy George Smiley and the British secret intelligence agency (ironically called "The Circus") in which he serves. Many important events in Smiley's long career of clandestine work unfold in and around London.   Using  le Carré's careful descriptions it is possible to identify dozens of actual places in the capitol where action from his "Circus" novels is set. THE PAVEMENT ARTIST'S FIELD GUIDE offers assistance to le Carré enthusiasts who wish to seek out those London settings described in his "Circus" books.

	John le Carré's "Circus" Novels Year of Publication CALL FOR THE DEAD 1961 A MURDER OF QUALITY 1962 THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD 1963 THE LOOKING GLASS WAR 1965 TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY 1974 THE HONOURABLE SCHOOLBOY 1977 SMILEY'S PEOPLE 1979 THE SECRET PILGRIM 1990

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