A great travel guidebook for bibliophiles
Written: Jul 02 '03 (Updated Jul 02 '03)
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Pros: Detailed descriptions, color photos, driving directions, contact information
Cons: Hard to find
The Bottom Line: If you're a lover of literature, this beautifully illustrated travel guide of author's homes across the United States is a must.
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| chrissy1018's Full Review: Michelle Prater Burke - The Ideals Guide to Litera... |
One of my favorite types of vacation is to travel to the homes of great authors. Not only do you get to know more about the authors themselves, but seeing where and how they lived often adds new insight into their works. That's why this aptly titled guide to literary places in the US is one of my all time favorite travel books.
It covers destinations all over the country, giving background of the author and property, as well as works written within the house, and special points to look out for. It also provides driving directions, and information on hours of operation and how to contact the property. It's lavishly illustrated with full color photos of the exterior and interior of the houses as well as pictures of each author. I always like to read the 2-3 page overview of a property just before I visit it to refresh my memory. It's also a larger-sized paperback that looks good on a coffee table for visitors to flip through.
I haven't yet been to all the properties listed, but I intend to. All sites are grouped by region, and there are additional pages of other literary places of interest in each area. The homes of Emily Dickenson, Mark Twain, Edgar Allen Poe, Washington Irving, Ernest Hemingway, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Louisa May Alcott are included, among many others.
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