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Do you look for something to read while in London? If so, you’re lucky. The British capital happens to have an incredible collection of bookshops.

Foyles

If you will, dig the picture: four miles of shelves holding up to 200, 000 books. Let’s hope you have some time to read books when travelling in Foyles. This bookshop is impossible to leave empty-handed. It was once listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest bookshop on the planet.

Location: 107 Charing Cross Rd

Hatchards

In the year 1797, Thomas Paine published Agrarian Justice. It’s also the year this London bookshop, the oldest in the city today, first turned on its lights. It stocks an excellent selection of fiction, nonfiction, history and other sorts.

Location: 187 Piccadilly St

Libreria

This bookshop is one of the most pleasing of its kind in London. The yellow bookshelves add a touch of color and mystery and, well, you kind of just want to grab a book and a seat and stay a while. Mobile phone usage is strongly banned here.

Location: 65 Hanbury St

London Review Bookshop

This wonderful bookshop that opened in 2003 comes from the smart people of the London Review of Books. As you’d expect, there is an excellent selection of history, philosophy, politics, new fiction and many other sorts here. Plus, there’s a nice cafe in which you can have something to drink and start reading.

Location: 16 Bury PI

1. Where can you find the oldest bookshop in London?

A. 16 Bury PI.                                B. 187 Piccadilly St.

C. 107 Charing Cross Rd.                      D. 65 Hanbury St.

2. What is special about Libreria?

A. It has various books.                      B. It is located in London.

C. It has yellow bookshelves.                 D. It is the biggest one.

3. Which bookshop can offer people coffee?

A. Foyles.                                    B. Hatchards.

C. Libreria.                                  D. London Review Bookshop.