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SEPTEMBER
DUBLIN – JAMES JOYCE
Follow in the footsteps of one of the most famous
literary heroes of Ireland, with a James Joyce guided
tour around Dublin. Start with The James Joyce
Centre, housed in a stunning 17th-century Georgian
building and dedicated to promoting understanding of
the life and works of James Joyce. The centre gives
you the opportunity to learn more about the Dublin
that inspired Joyce’s work, and also runs tours around
the city.
Meanwhile, out at Sandycove, the James Joyce
Tower was one of a series of Martello towers built to
withstand an invasion by Napoleon and now holds a
museum devoted to the life and works of James Joyce,
who made the tower the setting for the first chapter of
his masterpiece,
Ulysses
. Other highlights involve
celebrating Bloomsday or ordering a gorgonzola
sandwich and a glass of Burgundy in a pub featured in
Ulysses
, Davy Byrne’s.
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CORNWALL – DAPHNE DU MAURIER (NEWQUAY)
Fowey, in Cornwall, and the real Jamaica Inn, on Bodmin Moor, had a big influence on Daphne du Maurier’s
atmospheric writing. Head to the Tourist Information Centre in Fowey as a starting point, as the Du Maurier
Literary Centre is housed here and you can find out more about what inspired her works, which included several
novels and volumes of short stories, five biographies and her own autobiography. The Fowey Festival of Words
and Music, which began as The Du Maurier Festival, showcases the rich literature heritage of the area.