The Stories Behind The Story

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Piccadilly Circus and 'an absolute sink of iniquity'
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Piccadilly Circus and 'an absolute sink of iniquity'

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Where in the centre of London can you find a statue of Eros? Trick question, and one that led me down a research rabbit hole when I was writing Blackmail In Bloomsbury.

As any Londoner knows, Piccadilly Circus is home to the statue of ‘Eros’ (Anteros, actually*). It’s an iconic monument, erected to commemorate the charitable works of Lord Shaftesbury, wh…

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