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Storybook Places

Settings that inspired books and places created because they were inspired by books.

Waverley the book in the foreground, the Walter Scott Monument of Edinburgh in the background

Exploring Edinburgh in the Footsteps of Sir Walter Scott, the Grandfather of Historical Fiction

February 4, 2024 by Elizabeth 7 Comments

I spent a day exploring Edinburgh in the footsteps of Sir Walter Scott. I visited the Scott Monument and Writers’ Museum.

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Filed Under: Scotland, Storybook Places, Travel Log, UNESCO Cities of Lit & World Book Capitals, United Kingdom Tagged With: Dog, Edinburgh, Literary Character Statue, Museum, Robert Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Walter Scott

Outside the real Skeldale House

Visit the Real Yorkshire of All Creatures Great And Small

January 7, 2024 by Elizabeth 12 Comments

Visit the real Yorkshire home and vet practice of author James Herriot and the filming location of All Creatures Great and Small’s Darroby!

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Filed Under: England, In the Foosteps of Authors, Literary Travel, Storybook Places, Travel Log, United Kingdom, Where Readers Meet, Yorkshire Tagged With: All Creatures Great and Small

The book Sixteen Souls held up in The Shambles with photoshopped images of people in costume in the street.

Haunted York and a Review of Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot

December 25, 2023 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

During my visit to York I learned it’s the most haunted city in Europe and reading Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot made the visit 100% better.

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Filed Under: Literary Travel, Storybook Places, United Kingdom, Yorkshire Tagged With: Diverse Read, LGBTQIA, Ocult, York

Selfie with book in front of Bath's Royal Crescent

“To See, Be Seen, and Take the Waters” Modernly in Jane Austen’s Bath

October 29, 2023 by Elizabeth 5 Comments

This visit to Bath with the EBC tour, I attempted to modernly see, be seen, and take the waters, just as Jane Austen might’ve done.

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Filed Under: England, Literary Travel, Somerset, Storybook Places, Travel Log, United Kingdom, Where Readers Meet Tagged With: Bath, Enchanted Book Club Tour, Jane Austen

Try out the Storytourist App with Me

London Sherlock Holmes StoryTourist Guided Walk Review Vlog

October 22, 2023 by Elizabeth 3 Comments

While trying to overcome jet lag in London, I decided to try the Sherlock Holmes StoryTourist guided walk and vlog my experience.

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Filed Under: England, London, Storybook Places, United Kingdom, Videos, Where Readers Meet Tagged With: Sherlock Holmes, StoryTourist, Video, Walking Tour

Bride and Groom kiss in front of red barn door.

Reader I Married Him: Our Anne of Green Gables Inspired Wedding on Prince Edward Island

August 13, 2023 by Elizabeth 8 Comments

Reader, I married my husband, surrounded by our Kindred Spirits, in an Anne of Green Gables inspired wedding on Prince Edward Island.

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Filed Under: Canada, Literary Travel, My Reading Life, Storybook Places, Travel Log Tagged With: Anne of Green Gables, L. M. Montgomery, Prince Edward Island, Wedding

Me reading Thurber's book next to Muggs Thurber memorial

James Thurber Taught Me Home Can Be a Funny Place

May 14, 2023 by Elizabeth 4 Comments

James Thurber’s’s short stories that take place in his Columbus, OH home taught me that home can be a funny place and worth writing about.

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Filed Under: In the Foosteps of Authors, Literary Travel, Ohio, Storybook Places, USA Tagged With: Columbus, Dog, House Museum, James Thurber

The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis outside the New York Public Library

Treasures and a Mystery at the NYPL

April 9, 2023 by Elizabeth 1 Comment

Fiona Davis’ serves up a mystery at the NYPL that will have you planning a visit to the library’s Treasures exhibit.

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Filed Under: Literary Travel, New York, Storybook Places, Travel Log, USA Tagged With: Charles Dickens, Mystery, New York Public Library

Josiah Henson's memoir and Uncle Tom's Cabin books with Henson museum in background

The Josiah Henson Museum and the Real Uncle Tom?

July 10, 2022 by Elizabeth 3 Comments

Was Josiah Henson the real Uncle Tom? The Josiah Henson Museum tells the life story of Henson and the surprising truth behind Stowe’s novel.

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Filed Under: Literary Travel, Maryland, Storybook Places, Travel Log, USA Tagged With: Diverse Read, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Museum, Uncle Tom's Cabin

Reading Anne of Green Gables outside Green Gables Heritage Place

The Netflix Effect on Green Gables Heritage Place

June 12, 2022 by Elizabeth 5 Comments

I revisited Green Gables Heritage Place in Prince Edward Island to find out how the newer Anne adaptations on Netflix had affected the place.

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Filed Under: Canada, In the Foosteps of Authors, Literary Travel, Prince Edward Island, Storybook Places, Travel Log Tagged With: Anne of Green Gables, Prince Edward Island

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Hello Traveling Bookworms!
Have you ever wanted to just step into the setting of your book? Or wondered if what you’re reading has any real world relevance? And are you the kind that gravitates towards indie bookstores and libraries on vacation? Then you’re in the right place!
I’m Elizabeth, a librarian & travel blogging bookworm. Join me as I explore the real places behind our favorite reads, introduce you to your next favorite book, and discover all the literary sights this world has to offer!

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