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 …
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The Year of Shakespeare: How to Celebrate the Bard in 2016
By Mary Kate Costigan Really, every year is the year of Shakespeare. But 2016 holds special importance, as it marks 400 years since his death.…
In “Alive, Alive Oh!”, Diana Athill Remembers a Remarkable Life
By Mary Kate Costigan At 97 years old, Diana Athill has a lot of story to tell. Biographical details alone will tell you that those…
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…
‘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…
London By Literature
By Jamie Worcester The dust of ages swirls and falls, staining walls, darkening glass, coating surfaces, clogging lungs. Bricks, leaves, paper, food, bones and skin…
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…
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…
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…
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…