Merry Christmas to followers of Literary Places
It’s December 25th here on the west coast of Canada and I’m watching a turkey getting basted and stuffing getting prepared.
This Week in Literary History: Dec. 16th to Dec 21st
Dec. 16: On this day in 1899, playwright Noel Coward is born in Teddington, Middlesex.
This Week in Literary History: Dec. 16th to Dec 21st
Dec. 16: On this day in 1899, playwright Noel Coward is born in Teddington, Middlesex. Dec. 17: Christmas will never be the same after this date. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is published for the first time on this day in 1843. Dec. 18: Damon Runyon’s ashes are scattered over Broadway, a place he wrote about extensively in his short stories. One of his stories became the basis for […]
A Walk on the Wild Side of Hong Kong
HONG KONG—Most first-time visitors to Hong Kong spend their days in this city of skyscrapers looking up and dodging the crush of people.
This Week in Literary History Dec. 1 to Dec. 8
Dec. 1: On this day in 1886, Rex Stout, one of the greatest-named authors who created one of the greatest named detectives Nero Wolfe, is born in Noblesville, Indiana.
This Week in Literary History: Nov. 26 to 30
Nov. 26: Oxford lecturer Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, aka Lewis Carroll, sends a handwritten manuscript to 10-year-old Alice Liddell.
This Week in Literary History: Nov. 17 to Nov. 25
Nov. 17: On this day in 1919 Sylvia Beach opened the doors to Shakespeare and Company, Paris’ first English-language bookstore and lending library.
Changi Beach in Singapore: Beautiful and haunting
CHANGI BEACH, SINGAPORE — By daylight and by moonlight, this is one of the most beautiful beaches in the Asia Pacific and it has one of the most horrific histories of any place.
This Week in Literary History: Nov 3 to Nov 10
Nov. 3: William Makepeace Thakeray completes his opus Barry Lyndon on this day in 1844.
Spooky Places: Deacon Brodie's Edinburgh
Drink a toast to the man who inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to write The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde but don’t leave him your keys.