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The Brontë Sisters
Alison Booth (University of Virginia)
In the world of literary tourism, the Brontë Parsonage Museum in the Yorkshire moors is a heavy hitter. Alison Booth says this small stone house in the town of Haworth served as the creative crucible for Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights.
Murder in Canterbury Cathedral
John Adrian (University of Virginia College at Wise)
A king’s rage and a murder that changed history. John Adrian dives into the medieval crime scene of Canterbury Cathedral and the centuries of pilgrimage it sparked. Now his Canterbury study semester is opening that world to students from Appalachia.
A Cottage in Portugal
Richard Hewitt (Piedmont Virginia Community College)
From curating award-winning wine cellars in the Berkshires and Keswick, Virginia to building a new life in the heart of the Iberian Peninsula, Richard Hewitt is the ultimate guide to the soul of Portugal. Join this master sommelier and author as he swaps the classroom for the countryside, leading us on an intimate journey through the sun-drenched vineyards and hidden cultural treasures he now calls home.
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