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Brighton in fiction

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The British city of Brighton has featured in the many works of fiction, and other genres of popular culture, such as the following:

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Literature

  • Jane Austen
  • Arnold Bennett
  • Julie Burchill
  • Frances Burney
  • Nick Cave
  • G. K. Chesterton
  • George Gissing
  • Robert Goddard
  • Graham Greene
  • Patrick Hamilton
  • Henry James
  • Peter James
  • Toby Litt
  • Des Marshall
  • Ian McEwan
  • Robert Muchamore
  • Simon Nolan
  • Harold Pinter
  • Catherine Louisa Pirkis
  • Robert Rankin
  • Phillip Reeve
  • Louise Rennison
  • Andy Secombe
  • Nigel Richardson
  • Zoe Sugg
  • William Makepeace Thackeray
  • Harry Turtledove
  • Helen Zahavi

    • Other

    The fictional seaside town of Watermouth – the setting of Malcolm Bradbury's campus novel The History Man (1975) – bears a resemblance to Brighton.

    Games

  • In Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (2008), Brighton Beach is the headstone for Soviet invasion of the British homeland. The Allied Commander, along with Giles Price, is tasked to repulse the Soviet invasion.

    • Music

  • Queen
  • The Who

    • Television

  • In Foyle's War Series Seven, Sgt. Milner accepts a promotion to Detective Inspector in Brighton. On multiple occasions he encounters Sam Stewart and Christopher Foyle in his jurisdiction, in connection with police cases.
  • In Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins, The Rev. W. Awdry's most popular railway character arrives on Sodor, claiming to come from Brighton. Thomas is based on the LB&SCR E2 class, built in the famous railway works.

    • References

    Brighton in fiction Wikipedia
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