Down south where I come from, literary tourism often involves large amounts of driving–from Flannery O’Connor’s house in Milledgeville, Ga. to William Faulkner’s in Oxford, Miss. (little known fact–Ole Miss’s original mascot was actually the Yoknapatawpha Paw-paw until students lost their minds and changed it to this. A decided mistake!)
Fortunately, New England is a little smaller and generally better preserved (all that ice!), with all kinds of biographical hunts in store. Here are the TOP 10 Writers Homes.
N is for Neville who died of ennui...
10. The Edward Gorey House/Museum
Y is for Yarmouth, as obscure as can be.
9. Emily Dickinson house, Amherst. Couldn’t stop for death? No problem, just make time to stop at the famous poet’s house. Events year-round. Next one, April 21, asks “Who is Emily Dickinson?” Martha Ackmann, Senior Lecturer, Women’s Studies Department, Mount Holyoke College, introduces participants to Dickinson’s life and addresses some of the myths that surround her.
8.
When Jo March rejected me, it turned me into a ranting psychopath!
7. Walden Pond, like DUH. If you haven’t already been out there, get on it!
6. Dr. Seuss Memorial Garden in Springfield, Mass.
Visiting Springfield, where Dr. Seuss was born, is infinitely better than Seussical! The Musical!
5. Herman Melville’s home in Pittsfield. And yes, his web site is named after the white whale.
4. Edith Wharton’s palatial estate. Just remember, the upper class lead complicated lives, too.
2. Norman Rockwell, The Berkshires.Ok, technically not an “author” but one whose paintings could tell a thousand words about Americans’ taste in the middle 20th century.
And the NUMBER ONE writer stalk for your summer is to drive through Vermont looking for David Mamet! The ole grumblepuss Chicago native has lived in the Green Mountain State for 40 years.
Or so he claims.
Happy hunting!
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