This 2016 we have witnessed the anniversary of some of the great names in literature such as Shakespeare or Cervantes; centenarians who have displayed endless commemorations, recitals and social experiments in honor of these authors during the past months. A trend that will happen again in England (and the rest of the United Kingdom) throughout 2017 thanks to the initiative known as «Year or Literary Heroes«, A party driven by VisitEngland that commemorates different anniversaries of writers and books English that go from Jane Austen to Harry Potter. Do you want to know these 8 literary reasons to visit England in 2017?
200 years since the death of Jane Austen
English novelist Jane Austen, shown here in an original family portrait, was born in December 1775.
The one that was (and is) one of the great writers of English literature died on July 17, 1817, leaving as a legacy works as universal as Emma, Pride and Prejudice or Sense and Sensitivity. An anniversary that Year of Literary Heroes has made its main course for next year with events such as Jane Austen 200 A Lie in Hampshire, a series of concerts, parties and reading clubs around the museum of the writer, in the town of Chawton, between the months of March and December. The exhibit The Mysterious Miss Austen will visit the towns of Winchester, Gosport and Basingstoke, while Kent will unfold literary routes about the author and Bath will once again host her Jane Austen Week, a festival during which the inhabitants of the city take to the countryside wearing XNUMXth century costumes.
20 years since the publication of Harry Potter
A June 26, 1997 ul book written by a certain JK Rowling called harry potter and the Philosopher's Stone it was published in the UK. Thereafter seven other books were added to the most profitable literary saga in history with more than 500 million books sold worldwide. In 2017 England will once again immerse itself in that magical universe to commemorate Potter's anniversary with quotes like a concert series of the soundtrack of the first film by John Williams that will take place in cities such as Manchester, Liverpool or Glasgow from May 11 to 22, the literary exhibition that will take place at the British Library from October 20 to February 28, 2018, or various tourist routes that lead to in the Alnwick castle, in Northumberland, a place that would inspire the famous College Hogwarts of Magic and Sorcery.
75 years of the Five
The Five, by Enid Blython, is one of the great references of the youth literature from the United Kingdom of the XNUMXth century and one of the most influential of the genre in the world. The Five and the island's treasure, the first story of Julian, Dick, Ana, Jorgina and their dog Timote was published in 1942 and triggered the publication of other twenty one books set in scenarios that will be recreated by the four gardens of the Royal Horticulture Society (Harlow Carr in Yorkshire, Hyde Hall in Essex, Rosemoor in Devon, and Wisley in Surrey) with different games and events that promote concepts such as friendship and collaboration. In turn, the books will be reissued with new illustrations.
100 years since the death of the poet Edward Thomas
Thomas, one of the great English poets of the XNUMXth century died on April 9, 1917 in the Battle of Arras, in France, after hundreds of poems that illustrated his warlike activity. The centenary of his death will arrive accompanied by Petersfield Music Festival, in East Hampshire, with several commemorative concerts on March 17 as well as different exhibitions of the author in the city museum or a greater dissemination of the Edward Thomas Circular Walk to visit Steep, the town where the author lived
150 years since the birth of Arnold Bennett
Born on May 27, 1867 in present-day Stoke-on-Trent, Bennett was a famous novelist and journalist author of Old Woman's Tale and other works set in the industrial district of Stafforshire, also known as "The Potteries." This same district will host an exhibition in early 2017 on the author and his propaganda activity during the First World War.
50 years since the death of Arthur Ransome
Author of the famous sagas of The Andorines and the Amazons, Ransome died on June 3, 1967 in the county of Suffolk, in the east of England, a place that in 2017 will display the Arthur Ransome Festival, whose date has yet to be announced, or various shipping routes in yachts and boats through the Shotley Peninsula that will recreate the adventures of the protagonists of this literary saga.
125 years since the death of the poet Alfred Tennyson
Poet of post-romanticism, the illustrious Tennyson He was born in the town of Lurgashall, in the county of Sussex, on August 6, 1809, although the United Kingdom's tourism heritage will enhance his birthplace, somersby, in the form of various literary routes, exhibitions and recitals whose specific dates will be announced throughout the years.
125 years since the first publication of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, published in October 1892, was the first of many books that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would write about the famous Victorian detective. In a year in which Visit England will try to promote the different routes sherlockian for the city of London; from the mythical Baker street but also the detective's pub in Westminster.
Which of these 8 literary reasons to visit the UK in 2017 has convinced you the most?