Literary Sites of New England

Jaclyn February 22, 2022

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By Kevin Brown
When most people think about visiting New England to explore literary sites, they think first of Boston. While Boston has some places worth visiting, it works better as a home base that one can use to explore the variety of literary sites surrounding the city. The most important literary sites are actually outside of Boston proper, given how small Boston would have been in the early days of the country and literature produced in this area. Here are some places the literature lover shouldn't miss in New England.
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