And every place and time an author writes about is imaginary, from Oz to Raymond Chandler's L.A. to Dickens's London.

Connie Willis
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People often think they know the place and time where they were born. For instance, most people think that they were born in the 1950s in New York City. However, they may not realize that the city has changed a great deal over the years. In fact, there are places that were once in New York that are now in other states.

Dickens's London was a real place, but it no longer exists. The people who lived in London have moved on to other places around the world.

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