Ali had always wanted to visit the area of Lincoln's Inn, mainly because it is featured in a number of Dickens' works. Lincoln's Inn is one of four 'Inns of Court' in London. These are a complex of buildings which house chambers, libraries, chapel etc (and in the past accommodation) for use by the legal fraternity. Right next door is the former home of architect, Sir John Soane which is now a musuem. To quote their website (http://www.soane.org/) "Soane designed this house to live in, but also as a setting for his antiquities and his works of art. After the death of his wife (1815), he lived here alone, constantly adding to and rearranging his collections. Having been deeply disappointed by the conduct of his two sons, one of whom survived him, he determined to establish
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