Editing Soho (section)

==Cultural references==
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A detailed mural depicting Soho characters, including writer [[Dylan Thomas]] and jazz musician [[George Melly]], is in Broadwick Street, at the junction with Carnaby Street.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/top-ten-london-murals|title=Top Ten London Murals|journal=Time Out|date=5 July 2006|access-date=10 November 2017|archive-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401133210/https://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/top-ten-london-murals|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Reach for the Ground|first=Jeffrey|last=Bernard|publisher=Gerald Duckworth & Co|pages=51–52|year=2002|isbn=978-0-715-64676-2}}</ref>

In fiction, [[Robert Louis Stevenson]] had Dr. Henry Jekyll set up a home for Edward Hyde in Soho in his novel, ''[[Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]''.<ref>''Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]], 1886</ref> [[Charles Dickens]] referred to Soho in several of his works; in ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'', Lucie Manette and her father Dr. Alexandre Manette live on Soho Square, while Golden Square is mentioned in ''[[Nicholas Nickleby]]'', in which Ralph Nickleby has a house on the square, and the George II statue in the centre is described as "mournful".{{sfn|Weinreb|Hibbert|Keay|Keay|2008|p=328}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/9054039/The-World-of-Charles-Dickens-photos-of-locations-described-in-his-books.html?image=3|title=The World of Charles Dickens: photos of locations described in his books|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref> [[Joseph Conrad]] used Soho as the home for ''[[The Secret Agent]]'', a French immigrant who ran a pornography shop.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ltxsr|title=The Secret Agent|work=BBC One|access-date=13 November 2017}}</ref> Dan Kavanagh ([[Julian Barnes]])'s 1980 novel ''[[Duffy (novel)|Duffy]]'' is set in Soho.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.lrb.co.uk/v02/n14/john-sutherland/pseuds-corner|title=John Sutherland reviews 'Duffy' by Dan Kavanagh, 'Moscow Gold' by John Salisbury, 'The Middle Ground' by Margaret Drabble and 'The Boy Who Followed Ripley' by Patricia Highsmith|journal=London Review of Books |publisher=LRB|date=17 July 1980|volume=02 |issue=14 |access-date=3 May 2019|last1=Sutherland |first1=John }}</ref>

[[Lee Ho Fook]]'s is mentioned in [[Warren Zevon]]'s song "[[Werewolves of London]]".<ref>{{cite book|title=The Album: A Guide to Pop Music's Most Provocative, Influential, and Important Creations |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gzl1lBFXKhQC&q=soho&pg=RA2-PT868 |page=868|editor1-first=James E.|editor1-last=Perone|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2012|isbn=978-0-31337907-9}}</ref> [[The Who]] song "[[Pinball Wizard]]", also covered by [[Elton John]], contains the line "From Soho down to [[Brighton]], I must've played them all", in reference to the locations frequented by the title character.<ref>{{cite book|title=Pop Cult: Religion and Popular Music|first=Rupert|last=Till|publisher=A&C Black|page=127|year=2010|isbn=978-1-441-19724-5}}</ref> [[The Pogues]] 1986 song "[[A Rainy Night in Soho]]", written and sung by [[Shane MacGowan]] (and covered by [[Bono]] and [[Johnny Depp]]) frames night-time in the district.<ref>{{cite news |title='It was alright' - Shane MacGowan on Bono and Johnny Depp's rendition of Rainy Night in Soho |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/it-was-alright-shane-macgowan-on-bono-and-johnny-depps-rendition-of-rainy-night-in-soho/36513133.html |access-date=30 November 2023 |work=The Independent}}</ref> "[[Lola (song)|Lola]]" by [[The Kinks]] sees the story-teller of the song meeting a [[Transgender|transgender woman]] by the name of Lola in a club in Soho.<ref>{{Citation |title=The Kinks – Lola |url=https://genius.com/The-kinks-lola-lyrics |access-date=21 June 2023}}</ref>

The area is the setting for the 2021 film ''[[Last Night in Soho]]'' by [[Edgar Wright]].<ref name="Ritman0904">{{Cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=4 September 2021 |title=Venice: Edgar Wright Describes Working With Diana Rigg on Icon's Final Role in 'Last Night in Soho' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/edgar-wright-last-night-in-soho-venice-diana-rigg-1235008631/ |access-date=4 September 2021 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=4 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904130505/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/edgar-wright-last-night-in-soho-venice-diana-rigg-1235008631/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Last Night in Soho |url=https://directories.wga.org/project/1178978/last-night-in-soho/ |website=Writers Guild of America |access-date=3 May 2020 |archive-date=17 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417171414/https://directories.wga.org/project/1178978/last-night-in-soho/ |url-status=live }}</ref>