Follow the links below to visit web sites for Writers'
houses and other literary museums around Britain. From Shakespeare's
world-famous birthplace in Stratford, to treasures such
as Shandy Hall in North Yorkshire, home of one of Burns' favourite
novelists, Laurence Sterne, Britain has a rich literary
heritage to explore.
The South
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Keats House Museum
The home of the poet John Keats from 1818 to 1820. Keats
was one of the first literary tourists to visit Burns Cottage,
where he was persuaded to write a poem by the innkeeper
of the time.
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/keats
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Knebworth House
Gothic home of Edward Bulwer Lytton, author of the expressions
"The pen is mightier than the sword" and "It
was a dark and stormy night".
www.knebworthhouse.com
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Cowper and Newton Museum
Find out about William Cowper, the celebrated 18th century poet and man of letters, and his friend John Newton, author of "Amazing Grace". The Museum is in Cowper's house, and includes his gardens, now restored to their 18th century glory.
http://www.cowperandnewtonmuseum.org
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Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
The world's first literary tourist destination, Shakespeare's
birthplace in Stratford upon Avon continues to attract tourists
from across the globe. The Trust also run the Shakespeare
Centre, Anne Hathaway's Cottage and a number of other historic
buildings in and around Stratford.
www.shakespeare.org.uk
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Laurence Sterne Trust
Shandy Hall in North Yorkshire was home to Laurence Sterne, whom
Burns' cited as one of his very favourite authors.
www.let.uu.nl/~peter.devoogd/shandean/trust.html
www.asterisk.org.uk
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Renishaw Hall
Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire, set among beautiful gardens,
is the historic home of the Sitwell family. www.sitwell.co.uk
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Burns House Museum Mauchline
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Robert Burns Centre
Situated in the town's eighteenth century watermill on
the west bank of the River Nith, the Robert Burns Centre
tells the story of Robert Burns' last years spent in the
bustling streets and lively atmosphere of Dumfries in the
late eighteenth century.
www.dumgal.gov.uk/services/depts/comres/museums/
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Robert Burns House, Dumfries
It was in this simple sandstone house in a quiet Dumfries
street that Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, spent
the last years of his brilliant life. www.dumgal.gov.uk/services/depts/comres/museums/
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