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David Paul Appell

This continent is arguably the world´s most literary in the sense that it has arguably produced most of the world´s most celebrated writers, poets, and playwrights. And its great literary destinations are not just cities of famous names—they´re places where you can walk directly into books, manuscripts, and writers’ lives. The five below—admittedly heavy on Britain and Ireland—stand out because they combine atmosphere with specific, visitable landmarks that bring literature vi

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For many in the United States in particular – and not just those of Irish ancestry – visiting the Emerald Isle is a prime bucket lister. Yet in my nearly 40 years and 65 countries´ worth of travel as an adult, I had never gotten there. I was always interested in “different” – meaning mostly non-English-speaking – cultures, and Ireland had always struck me as somehow bland and uninteresting. That changed this year, as I determined to finally get a taste of the country I