W & G Foyle Ltd. (usually called simply Foyles) is a bookshop at 113–119 Charing Cross Road, London, England. The business was founded in 1903 by brothers William and Gilbert Foyle; they moved to the current address in 1906. After failing entrance exams for the civil service, the brothers offered their redundant text books for sale and were inundated by offers. This inspired them to launch a second-hand book business from home. In the last century Foyles was famous (or infamous) for its eccentric practices, such as: