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Civilization in Every Pot: Civilization in Every Pot

Michael Garval

By Michael Garval (Regular Contributor) It’s said that beloved French Renaissance king Henri IV p… Read More
Summer Reading from Emma B.: Summer Reading from Emma B.

Robin Maxwell

By Susan Hiner, Guest Contributor Bonjour! It’s me, Emma B.[1] Looking for a good book? …… Read More
The Chameleon in the Classroom: The Chameleon in the Classroom

Helen King

By Helen King (Monthly Contributor) This is a story of illness and magic from the fourth century… Read More
A Throne Fit for a Courtesan: A Throne Fit for a Courtesan

Cara Wilson

By Catherine Hewitt (Guest Contributor) Comtesse Valtesse de la Bigne was one of 19th-century Par… Read More
A Jewish Writer Revived by Her Daughters: A Jewish Writer Revived by Her Daughters

Raquelle Bostow

By Susan Rubin Suleiman (Guest Contributor) Fall is the season for the big literary prizes in Fra… Read More

Monsieur Perrault and His Fairy Tales

December 18, 2009 By Holly Tucker

Giveaway: Perrault’s Complete Fairy Tales

December 17, 2009 By Holly Tucker

Five Great Fairy Tales You’ve Never Read

December 17, 2009 By Holly Tucker

It’s a Girl!

December 17, 2009 By Holly Tucker

Fairy Tales about Fairy Tales

December 16, 2009 By Holly Tucker

Giveaway: There Once Lived a Woman…Scary Fairy Tales

December 16, 2009 By Holly Tucker

Fairy-Tale Dragons and DIY Monsters in Early Modern Italy

December 15, 2009 By Holly Tucker

Giveaway: Giambattista Basile’s The Tale of Tales

December 14, 2009 By Holly Tucker

Once Upon a Time…

December 14, 2009 By Holly Tucker