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Carlyle's House
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Carlyle's House
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British Author House Museums and Other Memorials
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.
The Carlyles at Home
Describes Thomas and Jane Carlyle's life together at 5 (now 24) Cheyne Row, Chelsea.
Carlyle's House
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Illustrated Memorial Volume Of The Carlyle's House Purchase Fund Committee: With Catalogue Of Carlyle's Books, Manuscripts, Pictures And Furniture Exh
This exquisitely illustrated volume documents the efforts of the Carlyle's House Purchase Fund Committee to preserve the home of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle, one of the most famous literary couples of the Victorian era. With a detailed catalogue of the books, manuscripts, pictures, and furniture displayed at the exhibition, this book offers a fascinating glimpse into the life and work of the Carlyles, as well as the cultural and intellectual world of their time. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Homes and Haunts
This is the first full-length study of literary tourism in North America as well as Britain and a unique exploration of popular response to writers, literary house museums, and the landscapes or "countries" associated with their lives and works. An interdisciplinary study ranging from 1820-1940, Homes and Haunts: Touring Writers' Shrines and Countries unites museum and tourism studies, book history, narrative theory, theories of gender, space, and things, and other approaches to depict and interpret the haunting experiences of exhibited houses and the curious history of topo-biographical writing about famous authors. In illustrated chapters that blend Victorian and recent first-person encoun...
