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TABLE OF CONTENTS

AUSTRIA FRANCE RUSSIA

USA

BELGIUM GERMANY SAMOA

WALES

CANADA IRELAND SCOTLAND

Acknowledgments

CZECH REPUBLIC ITALY SOUTH AFRICA

Associations

DENMARK THE NETHERLANDS SPAI Literary Tourism

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ENGLAND NORWAY SWEDEN

Further reading

Undershaw

Further study

NAME LOCATION (hyperlinked to website)

AUSTRIA

Franz Josef (Emperor) Bad Ischl

Freud, Sigmund Vienna

BELGIUM

Horta, Victor Brussels

Maeterlinck, Maurice Ghent

Rops, Felicien Namur

Verhaeren, Emile Sint-Amands, Oost-Vlaanderen (no website)

CANADA

Carr, Emily British Columbia

Edison, Thomas Alva Vienna, Ontario

Johnson, E. Pauline Ohsweken, Ontario

Leacock, Stephen Orillia, Ontario

Rutherford, Alexander Edmonton, Ontario

Stephansson, Stephan Markerville, Alberta

THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Bilek, Frantisek Prague

Mucha, Alphonse (Alfons) Prague

DENMARK

Andersen, Hans Odense

Nielsen, Carl Odense

ENGLAND

Armstrong, Sir William Morpeth, Northumberland

Cameron, Julia Margaret Isle of Wight

Carlyle, Thomas & Jane Chelsea, London

Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur Portsmouth

Curzon, Lord Derby

Darwin, Charles Downe, Kent 1

Disraeli, Benjamin Beaconsfield, Bucks

Elgar, Edward Lower Broadheath, Worcs

Fox Talbot, William Lacock, Wilts

Freud, Sigmund Hampstead, London

Hardy, Thomas Higher Bockhampton, Dorset

Hardy, Thomas Dorchester, Dorset

Hardy, Thomas Dorchester, Dorset

Holst, Gustave Cheltenham, Glos

Holmes, Sherlock Central London

James, Henry Rye, Kent

Jerome, Jerome K. Walsall, Staffs

Kipling, Rudyard Burwash, Sussex

Leighton, Lord Kensington, London

Lytton, Lord Knebworth, Herts

Mander, Theodore / Arts & Crafts Wightwick, Wolverhampton

Morris, William Bexleyheath, Kent

Morris, William Walthamstow, London

Morris, William Hammersmith, London

Morris, William Lechlade, Glos

Muybridge, Eadweard Kingston-upon-Thames

Natsume, Soseki Clapham, London

Nightingale, Florence Waterloo, London

Pavlova, Anna Ivy House, Hampstead, London (no website)

Potter, Beatrix Sawrey, Cumberland

Potter, Beatrix Hawkshead, Cumberland

Ruskin, John Coniston, Cumberland

Sambourne, Linley Kensington, London

Shaw, George Bernard Ayot St Lawrence, Herts

Terry, Ellen Tenterden, Kent

Watts, George Frederick Compton, Surrey

FRANCE

Allais, Alphonse Honfleur

Barbey d’Aurevilly, Jules Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte

Bloy, Léon Lagny-sur-Marne (Seine-et-Marne)

Blum, Léon Jouy-les-Josas

Boudin, Eugène Honfleur

Bourdelle, Antoine Paris

Boylesve, René Descartes (Indre-et-Loire)

Carrière, Eugène Gournay sur Marne

Clemenceau, Georges Paris

Clemenceau, Georges Mouilleron-en-Pareds

Comte, Auguste Paris

Cros, Charles Fabrezan (Aude) (no website)

Daudet, Alphonse Champrosay

Debussy, Claude Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Denis, Maurice Saint-Germain-en-Laye

D’Ennery, Adolphe Philippe Paris

Dumas, Alexandre Villers-Cotterets

Erckmann-Chatrian Phalsbourg (Moselle)

Escoffier, Auguste Villeneuve-Loubet

France, Anatole St-Cyr/Loire

Gambetta, Léon Sèvres

Gide, André Uzès

Guillaumin, Émile Ygrande

Hébert, Ernest Paris

Henner, Jean-Jacques Paris

Hugo, Victor Bièvres

Hugo, Victor Paris

Jacquemart, Nélie / André, Edouard Paris

Jammes, Francis Orthez

Loti, Pierre Rochefort

Maeterlinck, Maurice Nice

Maillol, Aristide Paris

Mallarmé, Stéphane Vulaines-sur-Seine

Milcendeau, Charles Soullans

Moreau, Gustave Paris

Péguy, Charles Orléans

Proust, Marcel Combray

Puech, Denys Aveyron

Renan, Ernest Tréguier

Renard, Jules Chitry-les-Mines

Rimbaud, Arthur Charleville-Mézières

Rodin, Auguste Paris

Rostand, Edmond Cambo Les Bains

Sand, George Nohant

Satie, Erik Honfleur

Taine, Hippolyte Annecy

Verne, Jules Nantes

Zola, Emile Médan (also here)

Musée des Lettres et Manuscrits Paris

Musée du Scribe Saint Christol-Les-Ales

GERMANY

Bismarck, Otto von Friedrichsruh

Brahms, Johannes Baden-Baden

Brahms, Johannes Heide

Brahms, Johannes Hamburg

Grieg, Edvard Leipzig

Liszt, Franz Bayreuth

Liszt, Franz Weimar

Marx, Karl Trier

Storm, Theodor Husum

Strauss, Richard Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Wagner, Richard Bayreuth

Wagner, Richard Eisenach

Wagner, Richard Graupa

HUNGARY

Liszt, Ferenc Budapest

IRELAND

Arthur, Chester H. Cullybackey, Co Antrim

Joyce, James Dublin

Joyce, James Sandycove

Moore, George Co Mayo

Pearse, Patrick Rosmuc

Shaw, George Bernard Dublin

Wilde, Oscar Dublin

Yeats, W.B. Gort

The Writers Museum Dublin

ITALY

D’Annunzio, Gabriele Gardone Riviera

Brownings, The Florence

Fortuny, Mariano Venice

Lee, Vernon Florence

Puccini, Giacomo Lucca

Puccini, Giacomo Torre del Lago

Verdi, Giuseppe Parma

THE NETHERLANDS

Couperus, Louis The Hague

Nieuwenhuis, Ferdinand Domela Heerenveen, Friesland

Van Gogh, Vincent Amsterdam

Wilhelm II (German emperor) Doorn

NORWAY

Bull, Ole Bergen

Grieg, Edvard Troldhaugen

Ibsen, Henrik Oslo

Munch, Edvard Oslo

RUSSIA

Chekhov, Anton Moscow

Chekhov, Anton Taganrog

Dostoievski, Fedor St Petersburg

Klyuchevsky, Vasily Penza

Kuprin, Aleksandr Narovchat

Meyerhold, Vsevolod Pensa

Scriabin, Alexander Moscow

Tchaikovski, Piotr Klin

Tolstoy, Leo (Lev) Yasnaya Polyana

Moscow Art Theatre Moscow

The State Literary Museum Moscow

SAMOA

Stevenson, Robert Louis Vailima

SCOTLAND

Macintosh, Charles Rennie Glasgow [2]

Macintosh, Charles Rennie Helensburgh

Stevenson, Robert Louis Edinburgh

SOUTH AFRICA

Rhodes, Cecil Cape Town

Schreiner, Olive Cradock, Eastern Cape

SPAIN

Alcalá-Zamora y Torres, Niceto Córdoba

Azorin Monóvar, Alicante

Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente Burjassot

de Castro, Rosalía Padron, Coruña

Curros Enríquez, Manuel Celanova, Ourense

Giner de los Ríos, Francisco Madrid

de León y Castillo, Fernando Gran Canaria

Palacio Valdés, Armando Laviana, Asturias

de Maeztu, Gustavo Estella, Navarre

Menéndez Pelayo, Marcelino Santander

Pardo-Bazán, Emilia Coruña

Pérez Galdós, Benito Gran Canaria

de Unamuno, Miguel Fuerteventura, Las Palmas

del Valle-Inclán, Ramón María Coruña

SWEDEN

Strindberg, August Stockholm

USA

American Writers Museum Washington D.C.

Anthony, Susan B. Rochester, New York

Brownings, The Waco, Texas

Cather, Willa Red Cloud, Nebraska

Charnley, James Chicago

Chopin, Kate Cloutierville, Louisiana

Crane, Stephen Asbury Park, New Jersey

Edison, Thomas Alva Milan, Ohio

Edison, Thomas Alva Beaumont, Texas

Edison, Thomas Alva West Orange, New Jersey

Edison, Thomas Alva Port Huron, Michigan

Emerson, Ralph Waldo Concord, Massachusetts

Frick, Henry Clay New York

Gage, Matilda Joslyn Fayetteville, New York

Gardner, Isabella Stewart Boston, Massachusetts

Grant, Ulysses S. Point Pleasant, Ohio

Grant, Ulysses S. St Louis, Missouri

Gunness, Belle La Porte, Indiana

Hayes, Rutherford B. Fremont, Ohio

Holmes, Sherlock Los Angeles, California (a virtual museum)

Ingersoll, Robert Green Dresden, New York

London, Jack Sonoma, California

McKinley, William R. Niles, Ohio

Melville, Herman Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Miller, Joaquim Oakland, California

Poe, Edgar Allan Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Poe, Edgar Allan Richmond, Virginia

Roosevelt, Theodore Manhattan, New York

Sargent, John Singer Gloucester, Massachusetts

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady Seneca Falls, New York

Stevenson, Robert Louis St Helena, California

Stowe, Harriet Beecher Hartford, Connecticut

Twain, Mark Hannibal, Missouri

Twain, Mark Hartford, Connecticut

Wallace, Lew Crawfordsville, Indiana

Wetmore, George Peabody Newport, Rhode Island

Wharton, Edith 3 Lenox, Massachusetts

Whistler, James Abbot McNeill Lowell, Massachusetts

Whitman, Walt Camden, New Jersey

Whitman, Walt West Hills, New York

Wilder, Laura Ingalls Mansfield, Missouri

Willard, Frances Evanston, Illinois

WALES

Gladstone, W.E. Hawarden

UNDERSHAW

In 2011 we drew attention to the plight of Undershaw, Conan Doyle’s house at Hindhead in Surrey. Since 2004 it had been in the neglect of a company called Fosseway, which wanted to convert it into three private houses, and planning permission for this was granted by the local borough council, apparently in the belief that it had no cultural value. A campaign to save the house as a single private residence was launched by the Undershaw Preservation Trust, www.saveundershaw.com (and on Facebook), and a proposal was also mooted to save Undershaw and restore it as a Conan Doyle Museum & Centre for British and Irish Crime Writing, with a library, conference facilities, crime writing courses and perhaps a writer in residence. This was the idea of the Undershaw Alliance, supported by a group of more than five hundred academics, crime and thriller writers, librarians and other scholars. For more on this see https://oscholars.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/appendix1.docx.

This was of concern to all who are interested in preserving the built environment, literary heritage, the importance of cultural memory and of course to Conan Doyle admirers in general. The major heritage bodies, English Heritage, the Victorian Society and the Ancient Monuments Society all came out against the now permitted development.

The Fosseway plan failed, but permission was ultimately granted for conversion into a school for children with special needs. It is to be hoped that in the event of a further change of use, the Conan Doyle museum idea will be revived.

Undershaw in the care of Conan Doyle

Undershaw in the care of Fosseway Ltd

Undershaw as planned in the school proposal (artist’s impression)

ASSOCIATIONS &c

ACAMFE is the Spanish Asociación de Casas-Museo y Fundaciones de Escritores, founded in 1998.

The Fédération des maisons d’écrivain et des patrimoines littéraires was created in 1997. « The

basic aim of our association is to federate all literary places and heritages: writers’ houses, biographical, history or art museums with literary collections, libraries, literary study and research centres. » Their website was radically modernised early in 2011.

The Freethought Trail ‘is a collection of locations in West-Central New York important to the history of freethought. Sites can be browsed by location, by name, by cause, and by type of site. Each site is described in words and in photographs, and directions are provided from one Freethought Trail location to another, so anyone who wants to can make their own path along the multitude of sites on the Trail.’

ICLM abbreviates International Committee for Literature Museums. It was established in 1977 within the International Council of Museums as a professional sub-organization.

Formed in 2003, LitHouses is a group dedicated to excellence in the presentation of the great homes and museums of British literature.

The Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France (C2RMF, Centre for Research and Restoration of the Museums of France) is the national research centre in France responsible for the documentation, conservation and restoration of the items held in the collections of more than 1,200 museums across France.

LITERARY TOURISM

Placing the Author: Literary Tourism in the long Nineteenth Century 20th June 2015, Elizabeth Gaskell’s House, Manchester:

Two reports.

These reports were originally published in the Newsletter of the British Association for Victorian Studies, October 2015, Issue 15.2, and are here reproduced by kind permission of the Editor, Dr

Joanna Taylor.

1. By Julia Coole (Keele University)

Placing the Author could not have been hosted in a more appropriate venue. The recently reopened house in 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester, which had previously been the home of Elizabeth Gaskell, provided a stimulating backdrop for discussions on literary tourism, and the significance of author’s houses. The pleasing location was topped only by the dedication, knowledge, and professionalism of the venue’s staff and volunteers, as well as the wonderful treats on offer in the house’s brand new tea room. The suitability of the venue was not lost on Helen Rees Leahy (who acts as Curatorial Adviser for the house), who set the pace for the conference with an entertaining and insightful opening keynote on the changing importance of Elizabeth Gaskell’s home throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Of particular interest was Rees Leahy’s analysis of the different ways in which Gaskell has been ‘placed ’ in 84 Plymouth Grove , from Gaskell’s own ‘self - placement ’ at the core of the home in her lifetime, to the placement of her literary and personal legacy in the house by her daughters, Julia and Meta, and ending with the reconstructive and restorative efforts of those involved with house in the present day.

After much internal debate, I opted for Panel B of the morning talks, entitled ‘Encounters Past and Present’, and was not disappointed. Charlotte May (Nottingham University) kicked off with a lively paper on Samuel Rogers; his position as an eighteenth century literary tourist; and lasting legacy as a tourist destination. May argued that Rogers’ acquisition of important contemporary works of art (which May termed a ‘cultural monopoly ’), as well as his hosting of exclusive literary breakfasts, cemented his position as an important contemporary cultural figure, whilst justifying the extent to which his home remains a literary tourist destination. Dr Christopher Donaldson (University of Birmingham) followed this with a detailed account of Harriet Martineau’s influence on the nineteenth century Lake District through her important work the Complete Guide to the English Lakes (1855), and its effect on both the popularity of the Lake District as Victorian tourist destination, and Martineau’s place in the contemporary literary marketplace.

The afternoon talks were just as strong. Highlights include a stimulating and original paper by Kimberley Braxton (Keele University), whose discussion of the acquisition of Brontë relics following their deaths, and the significance of the Victorian obsession with death on the psychology of owning and collecting was truly fascinating. Similarly, Amber Regis (University of Sheffield) honed in on the Brontë legacy through her insightful paper on Gaskell’s portrayal of Howarth parsonage in The Life of Charlotte Brontë (1857), and demonstrated how Gaskell’s combination of realism and fantasy in this work, complicates ideas of the domestic space and disturbs established trends in contemporary literary biography.

Sadly, I lack the space here to discuss sufficiently every paper, or even begin to describe the level of organic discussion which was stimulated. I do, however, have room to warmly thank and congratulate the organisers, who worked hard to ensure a seamless, productive day, and one which continues to

provoke interesting and important conversations.

2. By Emily Bowles (University of York)

Placing the Author: Literary Tourism in the Long Nineteenth Century took place on 20 June 2015 in the wonderfully appropriate venue of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House in Manchester, a site that has been beautifully restored and was newly opened to the public at the end of 2014. The conference welcomed attendees from around the world, from undergraduates and postgraduates to senior academics and those working in the heritage sector. Throughout the day, the house itself formed the basis of discussions about what is important when it comes to literary tourism and how houses should be preserved and presented, providing a unique backdrop to the event. The conference opened with Professor Helen Rees Leahy (University of Manchester) exploring authenticity and imagination at Elizabeth Gaskell's House, giving attendees the opportunity to consider the conference setting against the themes that recurred 17 throughout the day: questions of gender and authenticity; how the interior life of the writer and the nature of the ‘tourist’ site are key to our interpretation of literary places; and the process by which certain houses become sites of literary pilgrimage. These themes were explored further during the morning’s parallel panels, the first exploring tourism networks in Italy and the second the ways in which authors and, later, their families, shaped their own legacies. Following lunch in the Elizabeth Gaskell House tearoom and the chance to dis cover the exhibitions and objects of the house, ‘The Brontës at home’ panel saw four papers examining different aspects of the Brontës’ legacy, from relics in Kimberley Braxton’s (Keele University) paper on the cultural, economical and spiritual power of the Brontë relics to Dr Amber Regis’s (University of Sheffield) exploration of the ‘fantasied’ parsonage in Gaskell’s Life of Charlotte Brontë. The facilitating of discussions and networking between senior academics, postgraduates and even the undergraduate

conference assistants was one of this event’s key strengths, as postgraduate presenters were able to share their ideas and research with a diverse and engaged group of scholars and practitioners to gain a new perspective. The setting also encouraged new researchers to think about how their work connects to the heritage and museum sector, and opened up the possibility for future collaborations.

The final set of parallel panels widened the thematic debates to include not only tourism relating to Victorian authors, but also nineteenth century visits to Shakespeare’s house and visits to Victorian sites today in a panel on ‘(Re - )visiting the past’. In ‘The Business of Literary Tourism’ the discussion centred on the creation, classification and maintenance of sites, from Dr Gillian Hughes’s (Visiting Scholar, University of Edinburgh) paper on the problem of locating James Hogg as a working - class author to Associate Professor Sue Carson’s (Queensland University of Technology) examination of the problems facing Coleridge’s Lime Street cottage. The day ended with an inspiring keynote from Professor Nicola J. Watson (Open University) on ways of animating the author, focused in part on objects and displays in Elizabeth Gaskell’s House. Once again, the venue formed a key part of discussions about the nature of literary tourism and attendees were encouraged to apply their research in a practical way.

Just as the process of literary tourism starts before the reader visits the literary site, the Placing the Author project had been growing and developing before the conference opened on 20 June. The organisers, Dr Amber Pouliot (Bishop Grosseteste University), Dr Claire Wood (University of York), and Joanna Taylor (Keele University) had set up ‘The Postcard Project’ to find ou t more about literary tourism practices today. During each conference break, attendees were encouraged to discuss different topics and interact with the postcard map, adding questions about approaches to literary pilgrimage based on the responses to the project. This formed the starting point for a closing

discussion over wine about the kinds of things that still draw us to tourist sites and the future of the industry. The Postcard Project is ongoing, and will continue to show the fascinating trends emerging in the way literary tourism is thought about today. The Placing the Author conference is hopefully the start of an exciting conversation about literary tourism that includes figures like Gaskell, the Brontës and Dickens, but also lesser - known figures and sites. I would like to thank the organisers for putting together such an inspiring day, and moulding the traditional conference format in a way that brought together undergraduates, postgraduates, senior academic staff, the museum and heritage sector and others, for engaging and open discussions about the future of literary tourism.

FURTHER READING

We also draw your attention to Nicola Watson's The Literary Tourist: Readers & Places in Romantic

and Victorian Britain (Palgrave, 2006), and to the conference convened by her, LITERARY TOURISM AND NINETEENTH-CENTURY CULTURE (2007), which is on line.

Three further books are worth mentioning: Rosalind Ashe’s Literary Houses and International Literary Houses, which treat of houses in fiction; and An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England, a novel by Brock Clarke.

FURTHER STUDY

Hilary Iris Lowe blogs about literary history, archives, and house museums at

www.losthouses.blogspot.com.

MA Cultural Tourism at the Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

Cultural Tourism is one of the most important and rapidly expanding economic and social phenomena of the contemporary world. The Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change (CTCC) at Leeds Metropolitan University is a global leader in research and education regarding tourism and its relationships to culture(s).

The MA Cultural Tourism offers:

An interdisciplinary and international perspective on tourism and culture allowing you to develop an informed position in contemporary theoretical debates and applied policy programmes.

A research led programme based upon the extensive experience and international work of the Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change.

Excellent links with regional, national and international organisations working in the tourism and culture field.

The opportunity to work on a 'live' case study relating to the cultural sector where you will be able to develop your own interests and skills.

The opportunity for you to develop your research and analytical skills which will equip you for

future leadership roles in the diverse and dynamic field of cultural tourism and/or develop your interests by undertaking a PhD at the prestigious Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change.

Leeds Metropolitan University has one of the largest groupings of tourism researchers in the world in the Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change and the International Centre for Responsible Tourism. For further information, please email to Dr Philip Long at culturaltourism@leedsmet.ac.uk, or visit our website for further details: www.tourism-culture.com and follow postgraduate studies.

Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change (CTCC), Faculty of Arts and Society, Leeds Metropolitan University, Old School Board, Calverley Street, Leeds LS1 3ED, England.

Further research can be carried out through our survey of hero societies

The following links are recommended:

http://maisons-ecrivains.fr/

http://www.litterature-lieux.com/

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

List compiled by D.C Rose, with thanks for suggestions and help by Carolina Armenteros, Peter Brunning, Robert Buerglener, Joseph F. Campbell, Antoine Capet, William Christian, Jamie S. Crouse, Kecia Dusseault, Tine Englebert, Judith Flanders, Tom Flynn, Richard Fulton, Jim Gallen, Sophie

Geoffroy, Jill Grey, Danielle Guérin, Anne Ryan Hanafin, Julia Bolton Holloway, Susan Hoyle, Mary Kuhlman, Patrick Leary, Robert Lapides, Kirsten McLeod, John McRae, Terry Meyers, Wim van Mierlo, Mary Ann Morel, Bob Muscutt, Kathy Nixon, Rakshita Patel, Tiffany Perala, Simon Poe, Annabel Rutherford, Patrick Scott, Malcolm Shifrin, Martha Stoddard-Holmes, Joanna Taylor, Kristen Ann Tetens, Tanya Touwen, Karla Walters, Anna Vaninskaya, and Jennifer Warfel.

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1 See also The State Darwin Museum.2 For an article by Antoine Capet on the Macintosh House in Glasgow, click here.3 An article by Dr Ailsa Boyd on ‘“The Decoration of Houses”: The American Homes of Edith Wharton’ appears in The Journal of the Decorative Arts Society, vol.XXX.