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Literary nostalgia & Georgian splendour in Bath

By Rhea C Dhanbhoora Bathed in gold and rich with history, this pedestrian-friendly city in Somerset, a UNESCO World Heritage Site tucked away in the…

Jaclyn March 18, 2021

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Romanticism & The Lake District: The Contradictions of Modern Life

By Lewis Waller After the first travel guide to Britain was published in 1772, Thomas West, a Scottish Jesuit, published his own guide to the…

Jaclyn November 12, 2020

Crime Writers Tour: In Search of Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie

By Stephen Margrett With an appreciative nod to Wilkie Collins and others who blazed the trail, it really started with Sherlock Holmes. In his first…

Jaclyn June 19, 2020

Queen Mary 2 Interview with Author Joanne Harris

Interview by Jennifer Ciotta; Introduction by Carly Cassano It was a pleasure for Literary Traveler founder, Francis McGovern, and editor-at-large, Jennifer Ciotta, to travel across…

Carly Cassano April 2, 2019

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Chilling Out with Charles Dickens

It’s the borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, in southwest London, and it’s still a place for leisure and pleasure today. Walking round places in the …

Carly Cassano December 1, 2017

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Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: Interview with Performer Mike Randall

By Carly Cassano Did you know Charles Dickens traveled throughout Europe and the Americas performing an edited version of his novel A Christmas Carol in the 1860s…

Carly Cassano December 1, 2017

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At Home With Virginia Woolf

By Chris Hudson In the final entry of her diary on 24th March 1941, Virginia Woolf left no clues to her impending suicide. Four days…

Carly Cassano March 27, 2016

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I am Not an Original Groundling

By Michael Hartigan (From the Literary Traveler Archive) I am not an original Groundling. Nor could I ever be, what with widespread theatrical ambivalence, modern…

Carly Cassano November 27, 2015

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‘Week’ with Jane Austen: Jane Austen’s Hampshire & Heart of England

Destination: Hampshire, Heart of England, Cotswolds and Peak District Description: Homes, Gardens, Inspirations and film sites OK– so we’re taking a big of dramatic license…

Amanda September 23, 2013

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The New “Meant to Be”: An Interview with YA Author Lauren Morrill

By Amanda Festa I devoured Lauren Morrill’s debut young adult novel Meant to Be in one sitting. I was visiting my college roommate in Florida for her…

Amanda February 28, 2013

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