Discerning fact from fiction regarding Hannibal’s most famous resident. Literary Landscapes by Cindy Lovell.
Mark Twain – Hannibal, Missouri
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Mark Twain – Elmira, New York
The quirky characters and social dynamics of Twain’s time in Elmira, New York. Literary Landscapes by Matt Seybold.
Mark Twain – Hartford, Connecticut
Twain’s Midwestern books, written in his beautiful and eccentric Hartford home. Literary Landscapes by Jacques Lamarre.
Mark Twain – London, England
A ruined corner of London that will always be a little paradise for Twain’s ghost. Literary Landscapes by Thomas Ruys Smith.
Mark Twain – London, England
Twain in London, between the upheavals of travel and the resumption of familiar routines. Literary Landscapes by Susan Kumin Harris.
The Hooten Hollers
“Maybe it’s more accurate to say that John’s vocal cords are the conduits by which the ghosts of John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters or Howlin’ Wolf communicate.”
William Least Heat-Moon – Columbia, Missouri
Literary Landscapes: River-Horse Pavilion—Kit Salter on departure, preservation, and William Least Heat-Moon’s journeys across America.
William Gass – St. Louis, Missouri
Devin Thomas O’Shea on everyday hatreds, inside and outside William Gass’s The Tunnel.
Naomi Shihab Nye – Ferguson, Missouri
Central Elementary—Tayler Fox on Naomi Shihab Nye and the effects of imposed divisions in Ferguson, Missouri.
Henry Bellamann – Fulton, Missouri
Henry Bellamann Brick District PlayhouseFulton, Missouri By Alex Dzurick The 1940 novel Kings Row once so offended residents of Fulton, Missouri, that you couldn’t find a copy on the shelves of the local library. You could, however, in the very same town, find a copy...