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Stonehenge
Today I have been writing about Constance’s and Henry James’s visit to Stonehenge, in the autumn of 1884. It was so cold and blustery that they could barely speak to each other. On the way back to her...
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Close Encounters With Woolson
On a recent trip to New York I had another close encounter with Woolson when I least expected it. On my trip to England and Italy, I was specifically in search of her, and at three precise moments I...
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More English Memories
I am revisiting my trip to follow in Constance Fenimore Woolson’s footsteps almost exactly three years ago. My first stops were Salisbury and Wells, England, which I discussed in my last post. From...
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My Two Cents on the Best British Novels of All Time
A couple of months ago I received an email from Jane Ciabattari, BBC Culture contributor, asking me to participate in a poll of non-UK critics to determine our views on the best British novels of all...
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WWI: America’s Forgotten War
My class “The Literature of War” has now moved on to WWI. Most of the students freely admitted that they knew almost nothing about it. That’s not surprising, considering that even during the recent...
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