Socialism and Green Spaces: William Morris’s Walthamstow
By Peter Turner ‘Have you ever wondered why there’s so much suffering in the world?’ asked the suited young man. ‘Please read one of the…
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JM Barrie and The Gardens of Imagination
By Paul Millward “On these magic shores children at play are for ever beaching their coracles. We too have been there; we can still hear…
Exploring the Isle of Wight with Alfred Lord Tennyson
The western tip of England’s Isle of Wight was a setting beloved of the Victorian poet laureate, Alfred Lord Tennyson, for the last half of his life…
The Literary and Luxurious Queen Mary 2
Bill Bryson, Joanne Harris. Would you ever expect to meet two world famous writers on a cruise of all places? I had the pleasure of meeting, interview…
Queen Mary 2 Interview with Author Bill Bryson
Interview by Francis McGovern; Introduction by Carly Cassano It was a pleasure for Literary Traveler founder, Francis McGovern, and editor-at-large, Jennifer Ciotta, to travel across…
Ponies & Tranquility, Jane Austen’s New Forest
by Janet Halliday Trees in thick green leaf fuzz the banks of the Beaulieu River. The foliage wall is pierced occasionally by inviting, narrow inlets…
Jane Austen, A Beloved Friend in Chawton
by Helen Palmer It took a life-threatening illness and months of enforced convalescence to finally arrive at the home of a much loved friend. I…
The Oral Literary Tradition of Ghana: Folklore & Proverbs
Certain words will always linger. When I left Africa, I was speechless. Several tears spoke for me. I had only spent just shy of a month on the contin…
The Short Life of Rupert Brooke
by Maggie B. Dickinson On the Greek Island of Skyros, its shores lapped with Byron’s “wine-dark sea”, is a lonely grave. Buried here is Rupert Chawner…
Tennyson County, A Visit with Alfred Lord Tennyson
by Mary Cook Historic Lincolnshire, popularly known as “Tennyson County”, is a beguiling mixture of rolling hills (The Wolds) and fenland, scattered with old towns…