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Title:

Literary tourism and nineteenth-century culture / edited by Nicola J. Watson.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

xi, 230 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Authors, English--Homes and haunts--Congresses.
Authors, American--Homes and haunts--Congresses.
Literary landmarks--Congresses.
Cultural geography--History--19th century--Congresses.
Tourism--History--19th century--Congresses.
Great Britain--Intellectual life--19th century--Congresses.
United States--Intellectual life--19th century--Congresses.

Other Authors:

Watson, Nicola J., 1958-

Notes:

Papers presented at the conference "Literary tourism and nineteenth-century culture", held in London at the Institute for English Studies in June 2007. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

From early modern to Romantic literary tourism : a diachronical perspective / Harald Hendrix -- Making their mark : writing the poet's grave / Samantha Matthews -- The land of Burns : between myth and heritage / Karyn Wilson-Costa -- Literary biography and the house of the poet / Julian North -- The author's house : Abbotsford and Wayside / Erin Hazard -- Bringing down the house : restoring the birthplace / Julia Thomas -- Ghosting Grasmere : the musealisation of Dove Cottage / Polly Atkin -- Women re-read Shakespeare country / Gail Marshall -- John Murray's Handbooks to Italy : making tourism literary / Barbara Schaff -- Selling literary tourism in The bookman / Margaret D. Stetz -- Elizabeth Gaskell and literary tourism / Pamela Corpron Parker -- Rambles in literary London / Nicola J. Watson -- Time-travel in Dickens' world / Alison Booth -- Wessex, literary pilgrims, and Thomas Hardy / Sara Haslam -- Americans and anti-tourism / Shirley Foster -- How America 'inherited' literary tourism / Paul Westover -- Harriet Beecher Stowe and Florida tourism / Diane Roberts -- On the trail of Rider Haggard in South Africa / Lindy Stiebel.

ISBN:

0230222811
9780230222816

OCLC:

(OCoLC)300721173

LCCN:

2009002768

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)