“No man or woman has the right to humiliate children, even in the sacrosanct name of education. No one has the right to beat children with leather straps, even under the sacred auspices of all school boards in the world.” – The Water Is Wide, Pat Conroy Last November, my husband and I spent 5 weeks in South Carolina, and we had the opportunity to visit The Pat Conroy Literary…
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Quebec City
A few weeks ago, I was in Quebec City, visiting friends, and I took the opportunity to check out two literary places in the old town: the Morrin Centre and the Maison de la littérature. The Morrin Centre was built between 1808 and 1813 to serve as a prison for the Scottish community. It closed its doors in 1867 due to overcrowding, and was converted into a college for English Protestants….