Renowned local author Elizabeth Edwards whose books include A History of Bournemouth, Famous Women in Dorset and Bournemouth Past writes about some of the many and varied well-known people who have been linked with or lived in Bournemouth, Poole and the local area.

Including chapters on Lillie Langtry, Max Bygraves,  Enid Blyton, Paul Verlaine, Baden-Powell, Robert Louis Stevenson, Thomas Hardy, William Barnes, Tony Hancock and many others.