A century after Samuel Clemens’s death, Mark Twain thrives—his recently released autobiography topped bestseller lists. One way fans still celebrate the fir

Literary tourism is a nascent field in tourism studies, yet tourists often travel in the footsteps of well-known authors and stories. Providing a wide-ranging c

This timely and insightful book critically reviews the synergistic relationship between books, literary culture, and the practices of tourism. The volume sets l

Who was Mark Twain? Was he the genial author of two beloved boys books, the white-haired and white-suited avuncular humorist, the realistic novelist, the expose

This is the first full-length study of literary tourism in North America as well as Britain, and a unique exploration of popular response to writers, literary h