Welcome to the English Republic of Letters!

Travel the world through a literary lens while twisting and turning through the streets of Shanghai, Kyoto, Quito, or Istanbul.

I’m your guide, Jeffrey Streeter, and I’ve lived and worked all around the world, finding out about and sharing culture, language, and education with people from different countries and cities.

What you'll need to pack

There's no sense in being slowed down by suitcases, travel cheques or bars of soap. All you need in the English Republic of Letters is a passport! (Otherwise known as a free subscription.)

Your upcoming itinerary

Each week you'll receive a dispatch from around the world of literature and art, with lots of what we call real life thrown in, too.

You can expect to:

• join the thrill of my pursuit of Chinese poetry in Shanghai;

• experience life in slow lane in the apotheosis of all traffic jams;

• watch me introducing Kurt Vonnegut to a huge cohort of his fans in Oxford;

• or spend time on the beach with Pablo Neruda.

I hope you’ll enjoy the journey!

Jeffrey