While Marks & Co. of 84, Charing Cross Road has been replaced by Pizza Hut, the road remains home to many bookshops. When I was in Charing Cross I was so obsessed with searching for Marks & Co. and did not realise what I had missed. If I had read Mimi Mo's article on London's bookshops (HKEJ, 5 July 2014) before my London trip, I would not have missed Foyles, who are 111 years' old, and Charing Cross Library or 查寧閣圖書館, which is said to be the largest Chinese library in Europe.
Retire in London seems even more agreeable. As if these bookshops in Charing Cross Road are not quite enough, there is still Mr. B's Emporium in Bath, which is 90 minutes away from London.
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