ALT Photograph of Sarah Clegg (a woman with long red hair) and Kate Lister (a woman with short curly blonde hair) with the cover of Clegg's book between them. Text reads: Perilous Enchantment - The True History of Faeries. Historians Sarah Clegg and Kate lister track the fascinating history of faerie lore, from the pre-Christian era to the modern phenomena of romantasy, exploring the enduring influence of this global mythology. 21 October 2026 7-8pm at the London Library.

ALT A person in a green jumper working at a desk in the stacks surrounded by shelves filled with volumes of mixed ages, facing a window. Books are plied around them.

ALT A London Library member wearing a grey flannel suit sits in a leather armchair in the wood-panelled Reading Room, with their back to the window overlooking St James's Square. They are reading an issue of the Times Literary Supplement which obscures their face. More weekly and daily papers are spread on the windowsill behind them.

ALT At the end of a starkly lit corridor of bookshelves is a bright window with a view of Georgian terraces in St James's Square London and green trees. In front of the window is a desk, at which sits a man in a green sweater bent over his work, stacks of books piled on either side of him. He is strongly backlit and the lines of the image create a dramatic effect.