In Dicken's A Christmas Carol, it is mentioned in the first stave that Marley is buried in St. Paul's Churchyard; "And even Scrooge was not so dreadfully cut up by the sad event, but that he was an excellent man of business on the very day of the funeral, and solemnised it with an undoubted bargain" (Dickens, Satve 1). This location is mentioned in many pieces of literature and poetry as it is a popular Marketplace, especially for foreign book trades. In 1484, King Richard III passed an Act of Exemption for Forgin Printers, which encouraged them to sell their products in London (Mumby). The Church and its neighboring churchyard have been both a place of worship and a place of trade since the 14th century when it was a popular place to converse and meet. It was often in competition with Paternoster Row starting in the later 14th century as England was starting to print its own novels. St. Paul's stayed in the lead until the late 17th century. Currently, the St. Paul churchyard is noted as a historic treasure, as it is mentioned in multiple literary works and historical landmark for literary history in England, as well as the final resting place of John Donne, Sir Christopher Wren, and the first Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley.

Carlone, Dominic. “Bookselling at Paul's Churchyard.” MoEML, The Map of Early Modern London, 1 Jan. 1970, https://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/BOOK2.htm.

Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol. 1843

Mumby, Frank Arthur. Publishing and Bookselling. 5th ed. London: Jonathan Cape, 1974. Print.