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Literary SitesParrish Shoe Company Jumanji

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Jumanji is the title of a 1981 children's illustrated short story written and illustrated by the American author Chris Van Allsburg. It was made into a 1995 film of the same name.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member nomadwillie

location: Massachusetts

date listed: 10/29/2009

last visited: 10/11/2009

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Literary SitesThe Suspect - L.R. Wright

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The Suspect is the first of a series of mysteries set in and around Sechelt, B.C.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member The 2 Newlyweds

location: British Columbia, Canada

date listed: 8/11/2009

last visited: never

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Literary SitesUncle Remus Museum - Eatonton, GA

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ZipADeeDoDa, ZipADeeAye...My, Oh My What A Wonderful Day!

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member marbill

location: Georgia

date listed: 5/15/2009

last visited: 5/15/2009

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Literary SitesLesser Town Tales / Povidky malostranske - Jan Neruda, Prague

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The waymark is in street at Lesser Town - in street, that is today named by Jan Neruda. The stories from the book take place in this street and also other streets of Lesser Town.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Dáin & Olík

location: Czech Republic

date listed: 5/15/2009

last visited: 5/23/2009

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Literary SitesRangitoto in "Under The Mountain". Auckland. New Zealand.

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"Under The Mountain' by Maurice Gee is a childrens story set in Auckland around the familiar landmarks of Lake Pupuke, Rangitoto Island and Mt Eden. Beneath Rangitoto, in a fantastic subterranean world, lurk the evil alien creatures.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Punga and Paua

location: North Island, New Zealand

date listed: 5/15/2009

last visited: 5/10/2009

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Literary SitesSt Sulpice and the Da Vinci Code - Paris, France

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Saint-Sulpice plays an important role in the popular novel The Da Vinci Code. In chapters 19 and 22 of the book, an albino monk-assassin named Silas pays a visit to Saint-Sulpice.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member RakeInTheCache

location: France

date listed: 4/20/2009

last visited: 4/4/2006

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Literary SitesJames Fenimore Cooper House - Burlington, NJ

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Located at 457 High Street in historic Burlington, New Jersey, the Cooper House was the birthplace of James Fenimore Cooper.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 94RedRover

location: New Jersey

date listed: 4/20/2009

last visited: never

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Literary SitesThe Stephen Crane House, Asbury Park, NJ

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This childhood home of author Stephen Crane, known greatly for "The Red Badge of Courage" was saved from demolition in 1995 by volunteers known as the "Crane Crew" and turned it into a museum to the author and a place to share literature and art.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 94RedRover

location: New Jersey

date listed: 3/9/2009

last visited: 3/7/2009

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Literary Sites"The Last Picture Show" Royal Theater Archer City, Texas

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Initially made famous by Archer City native and Oscar winner Larry McMurtry's novel, The Last Picture Show, the Royal Theater has gained a reputation for a center of performing arts in North Texas.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member txoilgas

location: Texas

date listed: 2/2/2009

last visited: 10/13/2009

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Literary Sites"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" by John Berendt (Mercer House)

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The Mercer House, now the Mercer-Williams Museum, is the crime scene of the murder at the heart of John Berendt's best-seller, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil".

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Scooter Bill

location: Georgia

date listed: 1/7/2009

last visited: 8/4/2009

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Literary SitesPublic Garden - Make Way for Ducklings - Robert McCloskey - Boston, MA

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The story of a pair of ducks who raise their family in the Public Garden, a park in Boston, Massachusetts

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Team Farkle 7

location: Massachusetts

date listed: 1/7/2009

last visited: 4/19/2009

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Literary Sites9 Lupine Road - Lowell, MA

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Birthplace of Jean Louis LeBris DeKerouac. The world knows him better as Jack Kerouac.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Team Farkle 7

location: Massachusetts

date listed: 11/29/2008

last visited: never

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Literary SitesTom Sawyer's Fence - Hannibal, MO

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Fence which the title character tricks his friends into painting for him.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Wampa-One

location: Missouri

date listed: 11/29/2008

last visited: 4/4/2008

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Literary SitesLake Memphremagog - Vermont

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Smugglers' route

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member FiVermont

location: Vermont

date listed: 11/10/2008

last visited: 8/19/2009

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Literary SitesThe Hand of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy - Bournemouth Pier, Bournemouth

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Bournemouth Pier features as a location in 'The Hand of Ethelberta' by Thomas Hardy.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree

location: United Kingdom

date listed: 10/22/2008

last visited: 5/30/2009

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Literary SitesNotre-Dame de Paris - Victor Hugo

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[FR] Notre-Dame de Paris est un roman de l’écrivain français Victor Hugo, publié en 1831. [EN] The Hunchback of Notre Dame (French: Notre-Dame de Paris) is an 1831 French novel written by Victor Hugo.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member RakeInTheCache

location: France

date listed: 7/30/2008

last visited: 8/7/1999

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Literary SitesMacArthur Park - "The Choirboys"

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MacArthur Park was the setting of "The Choirboys."

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1

location: California

date listed: 7/30/2008

last visited: 7/31/2008

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Literary SitesOld Monroe County Courthouse - To Kill A Mockingbird

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Old Monroeville County Courthouse - the setting for the famous courtroom scene in "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Thorny1

location: Alabama

date listed: 7/22/2008

last visited: 7/16/2008

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Literary SitesChrist Church Cathedral - Dublin, Ireland

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A unique event at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin is used as a simile in James Joyce's "Finnegan's Wake."

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member cldisme

location: Dublin, Ireland

date listed: 7/22/2008

last visited: 2/24/2009

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Literary Sites221B Baker Street - London, England, UK

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The home and office for one Sherlock Holmes - Consulting Detective.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member cldisme

location: London, United Kingdom

date listed: 7/22/2008

last visited: 8/7/2007

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Literary SitesHamilton, Ohio - Wm. Dean Howells "A Boy's Town"

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Monument along the Great Miami River in Hamilton, Ohio [Butler County] which commemorates William Dean Howells story of a boy growing up in the canal years (Miami-Erie Canal) in Hamilton, OH.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member The Wild Road

location: Ohio

date listed: 6/4/2008

last visited: 10/20/2008

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Literary SitesTown of Eatonville, Florida

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Eatonville is located 6 miles north of Orlando in Orange County Florida and is featured prominently in the Zora Neale Hurston book "Their Eyes Were Watching God".

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member lazyCachers

location: Florida

date listed: 5/8/2008

last visited: 5/10/2008

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Literary SitesRest Area at Union Bay, BC

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Rest area used in Anne Cameron's 2004 book, "Dahlia Cassidy"

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member The 2 Newlyweds

location: British Columbia, Canada

date listed: 5/8/2008

last visited: never

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Literary SitesThe Gibson House (aka: The Mark Twain Manor)

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Home of Dr. Gibson, featured as "the Doctor" character in Mark Twain's "Innocents Abroad". The restaurant that occasionally inhabits this mansion was called The Mark Twain Manor.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Algoma!

location: Pennsylvania

date listed: 5/8/2008

last visited: never

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Literary SitesBridge On the River Kwai by Pierre Boulle - Kanchanaburi, Thailand

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Fictional accounting of the plight of Allied POWs forced by their captors to build a railway through the jungles.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member horizon seeker

location: Thailand

date listed: 3/3/2008

last visited: 12/19/2002

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