Books that inspired you to travel

Marshalsea prison
A woman and children walk past the remaining wall of Marshalsea prison in London on February 6, 2012 where the father of British author Charles Dickens was incarcerated in 1824 for a debt to a baker. Dickens immortalised this experience as the Marchalsea setting for his novel 'Little Dorrit.'
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The Daily Circuit's Roaming and Reading segment is a mash-up of two things Kerri loves: literature and travel.

This week, PBS host Rudy Maxa joins The Daily Circuit for an extended Roaming and Reading. We discuss books that inspired you to travel.

What book inspired you to "go there?" Did you understand the book better through the setting? Leave your stories in the comments below.

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