Books with Place Names in Title

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This discussion will focus on books that have place names in their titles. We will discuss the books, their authors, and the themes of the books. We can also explore how the place names in the titles influence the stories and the characters. We can also discuss how the books represent the places they are set in and how the places are depicted in the books.

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There are numerous books that have place names in their titles. Here are some examples:

• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien – set in Middle Earth
• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens – set in London and Paris
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger – set in New York City
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee – set in Maycomb, Alabama
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald – set in Long Island, New York
• 1984 by George Orwell – set in London
• A Tale of Three Cities by Alexandra Cole – set in London, Paris, and Venice
• Great Expectations by Charles Dickens – set in London
• On The Road by Jack Kerouac – set across the United States, including California and New York
• Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad – set in the Congo
• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway – set in Spain, France, and England
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding – set on an uninhabited tropical island
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling – set in Hogwarts and various other locations