Book News-17: “Literary Destination: London”

London has been named the world’s top destination for tourists looking for a taste of literature, beating Paris, New York and Rome in a top 10 compiled by a travel website. The birthplace of writers such as John Keats and John Donne and the setting for countless novels, London was described as “the Home of Literature we have spent so much time learning and loving.” In second place was Stratford-upon-Avon. – Reuters.

Courtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, August 15, 2008.

Wikipedia article on “London”, "John Keats", "John Donne" and "Stratford-upon-Avon":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Keats

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Donne

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford-upon-Avon

Website dedicated to the Life and Works of John Keats:

http://englishhistory.net/keats.html

John Keats.com:

http://englishhistory.net/keats.html

Stratford-upon-Avon:

http://www.stratford-upon-avon.co.uk/

Grateful thanks to Reuters, The Hindu, John Keats.org, English History.net, Stratford upon Avon.co.uk and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.