- Beat Museum, The
The Beat Museum, located in the North Beach area of San Francisco, features collections from writers including Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Ferlinghetti.
www.thebeatmuseum.org
- Bronte Parsonage Museum
Previously home to Charlotte, Emily, Anne, and Branwell Bronte, and inspiration for the novels Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and Agnes Grey.
www.bronte.info
- Carl Sandburg Historic Site
Museum located in the poet's birthplace in Galesburg, Illinois.
home.grics.net/sandburgsite
- Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Former home of poet and biographer Carl Sandburg.
www.nps.gov/carl
- Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians
Dedicated to preserving the legacy of writer Carson McCullers, as well as to nurturing American writers and musicians. Includes information on the Smith-McCullers House, McCullers' childhood home.
www.mccullerscenter.org
- Dickinson Homestead: Home of Emily Dickinson
Museum dedicated to the 19th century home of poet Emily Dickinson. Explore Emily Dickinson's birthplace as well as the neighboring house belonging to her brother and sister-in-law. Find out about museum events, hours, and programs.
www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org
- Dostoevsky Memorial Museum
Located in the apartment on Kuznechny Lane where the writer lived until his death in 1881. Includes descriptions of the rooms and a timeline of the author's life. Also in Russian.
www.md.spb.ru
- Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, The
Showcasing a collection of picture book art from around the world.
www.picturebookart.org
- Erskine Caldwell Birthplace Museum
www.newnan.com/ec
- Folger Shakespeare Library@
Find sites about Folger Shakespeare Library, the home to the world's Shakespeare collection and a primary repository for rare materials from the early modern period 1500-1750. Sites feature the official site of the library and its theater productions.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Libraries/Folger_Shakespeare_Library
- Goethe Museum
Details of Anton Kippenberg's collection of Goetheana including objects, manuscripts, letters, and other treasures.
www.goethe-museum.com
- Grassic Gibbon Centre, The
Commemorates the life and times of the Scottish author Lewis Grassic Gibbon.
www.grassicgibbon.com
- Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Former Hartford, CT home of the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Site offers visitor information, as well as resources on the life and work of Harriet Beecher Stowe.
www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org
- Herman Melville's Arrowhead
Melville's home from 1850-1862, and the place where he wrote Moby-Dick. A Registered National Historic Landmark.
www.mobydick.org
- Historical Currier & Ives Print Collection
Large private collection of original prints.
www.curriercollection.com
- House of the Seven Gables
History and events at the historic house and museum, from the House of the Seven Gables Settlement Association, an educational organization dedicated to historic preservation and human services.
www.7gables.org
- Irvine Burns Club
Museum and club in Irvine, Scotland, where poet Robert Burns lived in 1781. Learn about Burns' life as a young flax farmer, or read about the Club's history and collection of Burns memorabilia.
www.irvineburnsclub.org
- James A. Michener Art Museum
Collects twentieth century American art and features a permanent exhibit celebrating the prolific career of James A. Michener.
www.michenerartmuseum.org
- James Joyce Centre
Official site for the James Joyce Centre in Dublin, Ireland. Includes biography, notes on Joyce's books, and information on the annual Bloomsday celebration.
www.jamesjoyce.ie
- John Muir Birthplace Trust
Interpretive center located in Dunbar, Scotland, highlighting the achievements of environmentalist John Muir.
www.jmbt.org.uk
- Keats and Shelley House
www.keats-shelley-house.org
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Home & Museum
Historic home in which Laura Ingalls Wilder brought up her daughter Rose Wilder Lane and wrote her Little House books.
www.lauraingallswilderhome.com
- Lew Wallace and Ben-Hur Museum, The
Official site for study of author Lew Wallace. Also provides information on the Ben-Hur Museum in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
www.ben-hur.com
- Longfellow National Historic Site@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Entertainment_and_Arts/Literature
- Marbacka: Home of Selma Lagerlof
Located in Sunne, Sweden. Former home of Nobel Laureate Selma Lagerlof.
www.marbacka.s.se
- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings State Historic Site
Site includes Rawlings's former home, as well as the surrounding farmland, marshland, and succeeding hammock.
abfla.com/parks/MarjorieKinnanRawlings/marjoriekinnanrawlings.html
- Milton's Cottage
The home where John Milton completed Paradise Lost. Exhibit includes portraits, editions of his poetry, and a cottage garden.
www.miltonscottage.org
- Moominvalley
Museum and shop dedicated to Tove Jansson's Moomins.
www.tampere.fi/muumi
- Mount, The
Restored house and gardens of author Edith Wharton.
www.edithwharton.org
- National Pushkin Museum
Displaying works of art connected with Pushkin's life, work, and epoch as well as many of the poet's personal belongings. Also in Russian.
www.museumpushkin.ru
- National Road-Zane Grey Museum
www.ohiohistory.org/places/natlroad
- National Steinbeck Center
Presents the work and philosophy of John Steinbeck through interactive exhibits, artifacts, dramatic performances, and educational programs. Also includes annual August Steinbeck Festival information.
www.steinbeck.org
- Official Location of Little House on the Prairie
Official historic site of the house made famous by Laura Ingalls Wilder's books.
www.littlehouseontheprairie.com
- Rachel Carson Homestead
Includes information about the birthplace and childhood home of the author of Silent Spring. Also provides access to electronic information about her life and work.
www.rachelcarsonhomestead.org
- Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre
Buckinghamshire museum charting the life and work of Roald Dahl.
www.roalddahlmuseum.org
- The Wayside: Home of Authors
National Historic Landmark and home once owned by Nathaniel Hawthorne, who purchased the house from the Alcott family. Includes profiles of Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott, and Margaret Sidney, as well as visitor information.
www.nps.gov/mima/wayside
- Thurber House
Museum and literary center located in James Thurber's former home in Columbus, OH.
www.thurberhouse.org
- Wordsworth Trust
Centre for British Romanticism and home of William Wordsworth.
www.wordsworth.org.uk
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