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Bookstore Visits
A Five-Story Book-Lover’s Paradise: Waterstones, London
The five-story Waterstones bookstore at Piccadilly Circus in London knows exactly how to persuade a book-lover to stay there all day.
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Author House
Step into the 1800s in Charles Dickens’ First London Home
Visit the Charles Dickens Museum in London to discover how closely the author based his character David Copperfield on his own life.
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Book List
8 Books by Travel Writers to Help You Dream, Plan, and Go!
Reviews of books by travel bloggers and writers who will be speaking and leading writing workshops at TravelCon.
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Book List
Book List: Fictional London
The best list of fiction books for your next trip to London, England. Visit statues, museums, and other experiences related to the books during your vacation.
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England
Spend a Literary Day in Oxford
Oxford is steeped in Literary history and there’s plenty to see even if you only have a day. For some of the sights you just have to know where to look.
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Library
Windsor Castle: How Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House Library Helped Boost An Economy
Did you know Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote an original manuscript, and it’s about one inch tall? Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, on display at Windsor Castle, has a library filled with tiny original manuscripts by several now famous classic writers such as J. M. Barrie, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as the famous cartoonist Fougasse.
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Literary Destination
A Suitcase Full of Books Receives Impact Fund Little Free Library
A Suitcase Full of Books has been selected as a recipient of an Impact Fund Little Free Library. A library kit, box of books, and stand have arrived. With a little paint and construction, the new library will be opened this coming summer!
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Literary Destination
Brighton, Sanditon, and Why You Should Never Humiliate Jane Austen
Jane Austen’s final unfinished manuscript parodies the aristocratic society of a fictional town modeled on Brighton, possibly due to humiliation by Prince Regent George IV.
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Literary Destination
Beckford’s Tower: Holiday in a Writer’s Retreat
While some reclusive writers favor retreats hidden away, William Beckford instead built a tall tower everyone could see, with no inclination of inviting anyone inside. If you’re looking for a quiet retreat with a reading nook above the rooftops, the lower rooms of Beckford’s Tower are available for weekend rentals.