Bill Franklin has taught for NCTC since 1989 and has led the Scotland Study Tour since 2001. His interest in British Literature dates back to the early influence of Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped and J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, which led him into a lifelong study of the history, literature and language of Britain.

He reads Spanish novels and poetry for fun, enjoying Borges, Garcia Márquez and Perez Reverte when he can find the time. He has traveled in Mexico many times and looks forward to traveling in Spain and Portugal (if Fate is kind!)

Dr. Franklin earned his PhD from the University of  North Texas in 1997, with a specialty in 18th Century British Literature. he's especially fond of the work of William Blake.