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Why does House Crazy Sarah adore historical writer's houses? Well friends, if you have ever stepped foot inside the former home of a writer, you might be able to understand the mystique of being immersed in the physical space where these rare beings of creative genius once spent their days and nights. It would be... Continue Reading →
Deep in the city of New Orleans is a narrow lane called Priate's Alley. If you were walking down this laneway in the French Quarter, you would come across a true hidden gem: a slender bookstore known as Faulkner House Books. Faulker House Books is named after none other than William Faulkner, the critically acclaimed... Continue Reading →
This is the exquisite former home of American author and abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe. It is located on Forest Street in Hartford, Connecticut. The house was built in 1871, and Stowe moved into the home two years later. She lived in this home until she died in the year 1896. Harriet Beecher Stowe is the... Continue Reading →
Located in Cambridgeshire, England, this ancient Norman Manor House is said to be one of the oldest continually inhabited homes in the British Isles. It was built in about the year 1130 by Payn Osmundsen, tenant of Aubrey de Vere. Records indicate that from 1256 to 1490 the property was owned by the de Grey... Continue Reading →
There is a delightful bookstore you can visit in a preserved old building in Oxford, Mississippi's main Square, called, Square Books. For lovers of classic Southern American fiction, this place is a must-see destination. For starters, the building... The bookstore is located in an antique former drugstore on the corner of a gorgeous block of... Continue Reading →
If you are a fan of the Art Deco movement, then you will appreciate the David Malouf House in Brisbane, Australia. The house is named for the Australian author David Malouf who lived here for a number of years and wrote some of his most famous works here. David Malouf - b. 1934 The home... Continue Reading →
This one is for all you English literary/old-house lovers. You can now stay in the very home where famed author Jane Austen once lived with her family! Jane Austen 1775 - 1817 Located in the city of Bath, England, this 17th-century row house was inhabited by Jane Austen from 1801 to 1805. It was... Continue Reading →
Known colloquially as "Collete", the French writer, dancer, and beauty salon owner was known as one of the most liberated women of her time. This old house museum in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, in Burgundy, France is Colette's birthplace and the home where she spent the first 18 formative years of her life. This is the place where... Continue Reading →
There's this really cool bookstore perched above the Aegean sea on the Greek Island of Santorini. It's called Atlantis Books and it is a bibliophile's dream! The unique bookstore is located on the main marble street - yes marble! - of the town of Oia, where the weather is so fair, books are displayed outside... Continue Reading →
For a remarkable 76 years, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Eudora Welty lived here. Built in 1925, Welty's Tudor Revival house has been a National Historic Landmark since 2004 Eudora Alice Welty (April 13, 1909 – July 23, 2001) was an American short story writer, novelist, and photographer, who is most famous for writing about the American... Continue Reading →
