Book Lovers' New England
A Guide to Literary Landmarks
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- Estimare pe 5 mai 2026
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- 109,99 lei
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- Precomandă
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- 109,99 lei
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New England is one of the most storied regions of America, home to a host of literary icons. Who were the people behind the pages? Book Lovers' New England answers this question by bringing readers on a fascinating and lively tour of the places and locations that shaped the contributions of authors such as Louisa May Alcott, Mark Twain, Edith Wharton, Sylvia Plath, Robert Frost, and more. Structured as an interactive, fascinating compilation of day trips and opportunities to experience regional travel in a new way, the book offers rich literary history of America as centered in New England coupled with sumptuous photography. Book Lover’s New England is a one-of-a-kind literary road trip designed to inspire book lovers, travelers, and anyone curious about the creators behind the creative art.
Book Lovers' will explore primary places associated with New England authors such as homes, estates, museums, and commemorative sites with a descriptive scoop on the surrounding towns and cities that shaped their lives and art. The book will feature interest-worthy locations such as notable bookstores or libraries holding important author papers or manuscripts and each sidebar will be dedicated to famous books set in New England sites and streets—a book lover’s dream!
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Photographer and essayist Moeschen (Boston and Beyond) offers a leisurely tour of museums, family homes, and other attractions dedicated to New England's celebrated authors. In Massachusetts, the state which claims far and away the most writers, destinations include the stately home of Edith Wharton, the whimsical Dr. Seuss Museum, and Walden Pond. Connecticut's attractions include a 2.4-mile pathway in Hartford commemorating a daily walk that poet Wallace Stevens took and a Victorian Gothic Revival home built by Mark Twain that was once described as looking like "a small brick-kiln gone crazy." Notable New Hampshire locales include Peterborough, the town that inspired Thornton Wilder's Our Town, which he wrote while staying there on a writer's retreat. Rhode Island and Maine are both homes of horror writers—H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe are claimed by the former, Shirley Jackson and Stephen King by the latter. And Vermont has Robert Frost, though New Hampshire and Massachusetts vie for him as well. While the biographical vignettes can sometimes feel a bit by the numbers, some entries surprise (Maine is home to the Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge) and the book pops with luscious photographs, including tantalizing snapshots of Noah Webster's writing desk and the real-life house with seven gables that inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne. Readers will be raring to visit for themselves.
