British Author House Museums and Other Memorials: A Guide to Sites in England, Ireland, Scotland and WalesMcFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 23 sep 2002 - 392 pagina's The most celebrated authors of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales are immortalized not only in their writing but also in the museums, libraries, and other memorials dedicated in their honor. Over 300 sites devoted to 40 authors are covered in this guide. The sites range from restored historic homes to memorial statues. Each entry describes the site and its history, placing it within the context of the author's life and career. Directions are provided to help the reader reach each site; telephone numbers, admission prices, and hours are also included for the traveler's convenience. The text is illustrated with photographs from these historic and literary homes, libraries, and other important memorial locations. Postage stamps commemorating the writers are also included. |
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... COTTAGE R M -1 The birthplace. Robert Buros 4d HARRISON AND SONS LTD On the 207th anniversary of Robert Burns's birth , January 25 , 1966 , the Royal Mail issued two Burns stamps . Here , an adaptation of Archibald Skirvings's chalk ...
... COTTAGE R M -1 The birthplace. Robert Buros 4d HARRISON AND SONS LTD On the 207th anniversary of Robert Burns's birth , January 25 , 1966 , the Royal Mail issued two Burns stamps . Here , an adaptation of Archibald Skirvings's chalk ...
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... COTTAGE The 16th century Milton Cottage is in the vil- lage of Chalfont St. Giles in Buckinghamshire . Here Milton fled to avoid London's Great Plague of 1665. Here he completed Paradise Lost and began Paradise Regained . it is ...
... COTTAGE The 16th century Milton Cottage is in the vil- lage of Chalfont St. Giles in Buckinghamshire . Here Milton fled to avoid London's Great Plague of 1665. Here he completed Paradise Lost and began Paradise Regained . it is ...
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... cottage . Resentment from forced reading and dictation duties for their father and from ill - treatment by their stepmother had caused the girls to rebel . At the Milton Cottage Museum is a copy of George Romney's painting of Milton ...
... cottage . Resentment from forced reading and dictation duties for their father and from ill - treatment by their stepmother had caused the girls to rebel . At the Milton Cottage Museum is a copy of George Romney's painting of Milton ...
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Preface | 3 |
Jane Austen Hampshire and Somerset England | 7 |
Sir James Barrie Kirriemuir Scotland and London England | 25 |
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