view gallery |  The Great Gatsby - Flushing Meadows Park - Queens, NY
in Literary Sites In The Great Gatsby, Flushing Meadows park was an ash infested wasteland between New York City and the Hamptons. posted by: bluesnote location: New York date approved: 7/6/2018 last visited: 7/6/2018 |
view gallery |  Regency House - ‘Murder and Mr Rochester’ - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
in Literary Sites ‘Murder and Mr Rochester’, a novel by Jeanette Sears which is set in Nottingham, and this is the protagonist's house. posted by: SMacB location: East Midlands, United Kingdom date approved: 5/7/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Lake Overholser soccer field, "The Million Dollar Kick"
in Literary Sites Lake Overholser soccer field, mentioned in "The Million Dollar Kick" (2001) by Dan Gutman. South of Lake Overholser, just west of the dam. North of Overholser Village trailer home park. posted by: vulture1957 location: Oklahoma date approved: 4/26/2018 last visited: 11/29/2018 |
view gallery |  Da Yggenykkerne stjal rundetårn
in Literary Sites Børnebog om da Yggenykkerne stjal rundetårn
Children's book about when the Yggenykker stole The Round Tower. posted by: kallehaugerne location: Denmark date approved: 2/22/2018 last visited: 5/26/2021 |
view gallery |  Schönbrunn Palace - Vienna, Austria
in Literary Sites In Leo Tolstoy's famous novel, War and Peace, Napoleon has made this Palace his headquarters in Vienna. posted by: Metro2 location: Wien, Austria date approved: 12/3/2017 last visited: 9/15/2021 |
view gallery |  Gripsholms Slott / Gripsholm Castle - Mariefred, Sweden
in Literary Sites Kurt Tucholsky's novel "Schloss Gripsholm" posted by: PISA-caching location: Södermanland, Sweden date approved: 11/30/2017 last visited: 9/3/2021 |
view gallery |  Les Caves Painctes (Chinon, Centre, France)
in Literary Sites [F] Lieu principal du roman de Jean-Paul Robert : Du rouge sang aux Caves Painctes
[E] Main place of Jean-Paul Robert's novel: From the blood red to the Caves Painctes posted by: LeBourguignon location: Centre-Val-de-Loire, France date approved: 11/18/2017 last visited: 12/15/2017 |
view gallery |  ‘Beeny Cliff’ by Thomas Hardy - Beeny Cliff - South West Coastpath, Cornwall
in Literary Sites 'Beeny Cliff, March 1870 – March 1913' a poem by Thomas Hardy. It is one of a set of elegies written by Hardy following the death of his wife Emma (née Gifford), who died at their home, Max Gate, in Dorchester, on 17th November 1912 at the age of 72. posted by: SMacB location: South West England, United Kingdom date approved: 11/4/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Spanish Steps - The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone - Rome, Italy
in Literary Sites Tennessee Williams' novel The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone begins here on the famous Spanish Steps. posted by: Metro2 location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/16/2017 last visited: 10/6/2021 |
view gallery |  Sam Wellers - Upper Borough Walls - Bath, Somerset
in Literary Sites Sam Weller, A character from Dicken's 'Pickwick Papers'. Clues in the book lead to this tavern on Upper Borough Walls, Bath. posted by: SMacB location: South West England, United Kingdom date approved: 9/16/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  "São Joaneira" Crime do padre Amaro - Eça de Queiroz - Leiria
in Literary Sites Here is the place that Eça de Queiroz used in his novel "Crime do Padre Amaro" to create the Inn São Joaneira. posted by: tofixe location: Leiria, Portugal date approved: 9/12/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Burgtheater - Wittgenstein's Nephew - Vienna, Austria
in Literary Sites The BurgTheater is the location of a flashback in Thomas Bernhard's novel "Wittgenstein's Nephew". posted by: Metro2 location: Wien, Austria date approved: 9/4/2017 last visited: 5/21/2022 |
view gallery |  The Tuileries - Diderot's First Satire - Paris, France
in Literary Sites Two of the characters in Denis Diderot's First Satire have a discussion while strolling through the Royal Gardens of the Tuileries. posted by: Metro2 location: Île-de-France, France date approved: 7/24/2017 last visited: 2/13/2022 |
view gallery |  The Ritz London Hotel - Lucia on Holiday - London, England, UK
in Literary Sites Chapter Two of Guy Fraser-Sampson's novel "Lucia on Holiday" begins at The Ritz. posted by: Metro2 location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 7/20/2017 last visited: 6/28/2017 |
view gallery |  Old Faithful - Yellowstone National Park, WY
in Literary Sites Old Faithful is the site of the murder in Valerie Wolzien's mystery "An Old Faithful Murder". posted by: Metro2 location: Wyoming date approved: 6/13/2017 last visited: 9/8/2021 |
view gallery |  British Museum - Three Cheers for Lucia! - London, England, UK
in Literary Sites Chapter 11 of Ian Shepard's novel "Three Cheers for Lucia" is set at the British Museum. posted by: Metro2 location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 6/6/2017 last visited: 2/17/2022 |
view gallery |  Buckingham Palace - London, England, UK
in Literary Sites Buckingham Palace is the setting for Chapter 7 of Ian Shepard's novel "Three Cheers for Lucia!" posted by: Metro2 location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 6/5/2017 last visited: 11/16/2021 |
view gallery |  The Wayside - Concord, MA
in Literary Sites In this home, Louisa and her sisters lived many of the scenes that later appeared in her book Little Women (1868–69), including the amateur plays they performed. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 5/29/2017 last visited: 9/16/2021 |
view gallery |  British Club - Katha, Mysanmar
in Literary Sites The British Club was the setting for many scenes in George Orwell's novel "Burmese Days". posted by: Metro2 location: Myanmar date approved: 5/8/2017 last visited: 10/19/2017 |
view gallery |  George Orwell's Burmese Home - Katha, Myanmar
in Literary Sites George Orwell lived here and wrote Burmese Days here...with some of the novel's locations being set nearby. posted by: Metro2 location: Myanmar date approved: 5/8/2017 last visited: 10/25/2017 |
view gallery |  Baptistery of San Giovanni - Florence, Italy
in Literary Sites The Baptistery of San Giovanni is a pivotal location in Dan Brown's novel Inferno. It is located in the Piazza del Duomo,Florence, Italy. posted by: neoc1 location: Toscana, Italy date approved: 4/23/2017 last visited: 8/28/2019 |
view gallery |  Empire State Building - James and the Giant Peach - New York City, NY
in Literary Sites In author Roald Dahl's children's book "James and the Giant Peach", the "Peach" is impaled on top of the Empire State Building. posted by: Metro2 location: New York date approved: 4/21/2017 last visited: 12/8/2021 |
view gallery |  London Bridge - The Prince and the Pauper - London, England, UK
in Literary Sites London Bridge is the setting for Chapter 12 of Mark Twain's novel "The Prince and the Pauper". posted by: Metro2 location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 3/24/2017 last visited: 2/10/2019 |
view gallery |  Notre Dame - Lionboy - Paris, France
in Literary Sites In the novel "Lionboy", Charlie who is the title character, participates in a circus procession that passes by Notre Dame and other sites in Paris. posted by: Metro2 location: Île-de-France, France date approved: 3/18/2017 last visited: 9/18/2021 |
view gallery |  Apollinarisberg - Remagen - RLP - Germany
in Literary Sites DE: Der Apollinarisberg beherbert schon seit Jahrhunderten eine Klosterkirche. Hier spielt die Geschichte aus dem Buch.
EN: The Apollinarisberg has been a monastery church for centuries. Here is the story from the book. posted by: CADS11 location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany date approved: 2/11/2017 last visited: 2/21/2021 |
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