Literary Traveler Talks to Bill Bryson
There are few writers who can so seamlessly marry information with a strongly absurdest sense of humor. Bill Bryson is one of those rare authors. Unlike the dry, factual essayists…
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Never Let Me Go Packs a Surprising Emotional Punch
I have never read another book quite like Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go. First of all, it is a rather difficult novel to categorize. It seems somehow apt to…
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Jane Austen in The New Forest
Of all places to find Jane Austen, who would think The New Forest in Hampshire, England? Writer Janet Halliday cleverly thought of this idea as she was inspired by Austen’s…
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Charlotte Brontë and Jane Eyre: Independent Women
Charlotte Brontë was no stranger to death. Her mother died when she was only five years old. When Brontë was nine years old both her older sisters died, and the…
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Behind The Article: Jane Austen in Chawton
Jane Austen arouses feelings of the provincial life in England. The English countryside arouses feelings of home life with quiet villages and quaint cottages. It is from this connection to…
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Wordsworth Lake District House Fire
April 7th is the birthday of the famous Romantic poet William Wordsworth. Instead of happy birthday news of the long-deceased writer, we have some bad news. On March 24, 2011,…
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Behind The Article: Apocalypse Now in Cambodia
In my house, my fiance must say “I love the smell of napalm in the morning” at least once a week. It’s always referring to something guy-like, maybe not as…
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Will Literary Colin Firth Win the Oscar?
Colin Firth is certainly a handsome brooder. He’s made his mark on literary television when he played the always brooding Mr. Darcy in the BBC miniseries of Jane Austen’s Pride…
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Behind The Article: Oscar Wilde at Pere-Lachaise
Our latest article, Jim Morrison & Lipstick Kisses at Oscar Wilde’s Pere-Lachaise, is very rock-n-roll. Wilde was flamboyant, fun-loving and ostentatious, so why not be buried in Pere-Lachaise Cemetery in…
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Harry Potter in Alaska for Winter 2011
Harry Potter is a phenomenon. We all know that. Even though J.K. Rowling put out her last Harry Potter book a while ago, readers still love him and want to…
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