Post by UnseenI on Nov 4, 2017 7:41:15 GMT
I have never read any of Charles Fort's work and know almost nothing about him. Avacyn said that he would like this site to have a Fortean emphasis, which brought him to mind. I was in Bloomsbury yesterday and noticed a plaque on one of the buildings in Marchmont Street. I found some information online:
Site: Charles Fort (2 memorials)
WC1, Marchmont Street, 39a
“Charles and his wife Anna came to London and lived at first 15 and then 39A Marchmont Street so that he could live close while he read his way through all the scientific journals at the British Library, then accessed via the Reading Room at the British Museum. For seven years he read, and wrote his four books on topics such as space travel, magic, etc….”
www.londonremembers.com/memorials/charles-fort-blue
Site: Charles Fort (2 memorials)
WC1, Marchmont Street, 39a
“Charles and his wife Anna came to London and lived at first 15 and then 39A Marchmont Street so that he could live close while he read his way through all the scientific journals at the British Library, then accessed via the Reading Room at the British Museum. For seven years he read, and wrote his four books on topics such as space travel, magic, etc….”
www.londonremembers.com/memorials/charles-fort-blue
