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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
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
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
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
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

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., Inhales Ether and Experiences a Cosmic Revelation

December 16, 2015 By Jack El-Hai

Can Centaurs Be Cuddly?

December 14, 2015 By Helen King

Sweet Calas in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans Streets

December 11, 2015 By Thomas Parker

A Bout of Dickensian Anxiety

December 10, 2015 By April Stevens

Museum Mysteries: When the Artifact You Have is Not the Artifact You Thought

December 9, 2015 By Sarah Alger

Anti-Vaxxers Railed against the First Smallpox Inoculations, 1800s

December 7, 2015 By AdrienneMayor

Anesthesia: Who Knew What When?

December 3, 2015 By Sarah Alger

Paris, A (Researcher’s) Love Story

December 2, 2015 By Rachel Mesch

A Spy in the Spice Trade

November 23, 2015 By PamelaToler