Dickens House at 15 Took's Court, London

This charming old London residence has been around since 1720. Once the stomping ground of one Thomas Tooke, Esquire, it later gained a slightly more famous tenant, Charles Dickens. Back in his days as a parliamentary journalist, Dickens called this place home. And, according to a juicy 2016 scoop in the Evening Standard, it is here that he reportedly dreamt up everyone's favorite miser with a heart problem鈥擡benezer Scrooge. An inspiration behind the character was allegedly a penny-pinching neighbor whose spirit of frugality may have made even Scrooge himself wince.

Fast forward to modern times, and Gryphon Property Partners slapped a cool 拢2.8 million price tag on this property鈥攂ecause apparently, historical inspiration comes at premium real estate rates.

Literary fans might recognize this address in disguise: in Bleak House, it becomes Cook鈥檚 Court, the paper-stuffed lair of Mr. Snagsby, a man knee-deep in everything from foolscap to ferrets (the string kind, not the animal). His office inventory reads like a Victorian stationery fever dream鈥攑aper in every shade of beige, ink by the bottle, quills, pins, pens, sealing wax, and small office cutlery sharp enough to threaten plot twists.

Snagsby, naturally, was the gold standard of husbands for the judgmental wives of Chancery Lane鈥攂ecause 鈥渆ligible鈥� might as well be presented in the form of a well-stocked inkstand.

And just like that, one humble house links one frugal neighbor, one ghost-riddled Christmas classic, and one impressively specific list of office supplies.

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Sight Name: Dickens House at 15 Took's Court
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