A skeptic's guide to writers' houses /
Trubek, Anne, -1966
A skeptic's guide to writers' houses / Anne Trubek. - Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2011. - 165 pages : illustrations 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-165).
The irrational allure of writers' houses -- Trying to find Whitman in Camden -- Never the Twain shall meet -- The Concord pilgrimage -- Hemingway's breadcrumb trail -- Not that Tom Wolfe -- Best-laid plans at Jack London State Historic Park -- The compensation of Paul Laurence Dunbar -- Poe houses and arrested decay -- At home with Charles Chesnutt and Langston Hughes -- American writers' houses open to the public.
The author visits American authors' homes, whether the house is from their birth, death, or sometime in between, and gives background information while on the stomping grounds of Ernest Hemingway, Samuel Clemens, and the like.
2010021358
American authors--United States.
American literature
American literature--United States.
Authors and readers--United States.
Authors and readers.
Authors, American--United States.
Literary landmarks
Literary landmarks--United States.
PS 141 / .T761 2011
A skeptic's guide to writers' houses / Anne Trubek. - Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2011. - 165 pages : illustrations 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-165).
The irrational allure of writers' houses -- Trying to find Whitman in Camden -- Never the Twain shall meet -- The Concord pilgrimage -- Hemingway's breadcrumb trail -- Not that Tom Wolfe -- Best-laid plans at Jack London State Historic Park -- The compensation of Paul Laurence Dunbar -- Poe houses and arrested decay -- At home with Charles Chesnutt and Langston Hughes -- American writers' houses open to the public.
The author visits American authors' homes, whether the house is from their birth, death, or sometime in between, and gives background information while on the stomping grounds of Ernest Hemingway, Samuel Clemens, and the like.
2010021358
American authors--United States.
American literature
American literature--United States.
Authors and readers--United States.
Authors and readers.
Authors, American--United States.
Literary landmarks
Literary landmarks--United States.
PS 141 / .T761 2011
