The Remains of a Dream: Alexander Pope’s Villa at Twickenham
By Loredana Massa For a common tourist, nowadays, Twickenham, part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, may mean nothing but a nice little…
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Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) in Oxford
Oxford, the City of Dreaming Spires, is undoubtedly one of the jewels in England's crown. Its striking mix of architectural styles, academic atmosphe…
John Keats and the Casina Rosa
The "Casina Rossa" or "Little Red House" sits next to the Spanish Steps in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome. An unprepossessing building built in 1725, it…
The Persuasive and Provincial Jane Austen
By Sara Wilson Jane Austen was a provincial lady who wrote about the provincial society she knew so well. Yet in spite of her curiously…
William Shakespeare’s Globe Theater
A crowd of twentieth century "groundlings" stands in the open yard of the new Globe Theatre in Bankside, London. We've paid five pounds approximately…
Joaquin Miller, The Poet of the Sierras
Called the "Poet of the Sierras" and the "Byron of the Rockies," Cincinnatus Hiner Miller alias Joaquin Miller was also termed a "poseur" and a "farce…