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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
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
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

“Opening” Japan–The Meiji Restoration

October 26, 2015 By PamelaToler

Museum Mysteries: Dr. Cabot’s Cabinet of Curiosities

October 25, 2015 By Sarah Alger

The Art of Understanding Your Son-in-Law (and Maybe Yourself?)

October 23, 2015 By Juliet Wagner

Velocipede: The History of the Bicycle

October 22, 2015 By April Stevens

Dr. Keeley’s Gold Rush

October 21, 2015 By Jack El-Hai

For Love and Adventure: Rose Pinon de Freycinet’s Trip Around the World

October 19, 2015 By Elizabeth Goldsmith

The Woman Who Modeled for Impressionists

October 15, 2015 By April Stevens

Hairs of Hippocrates?

October 12, 2015 By Helen King

What an American Pest did to French Taste and “Terroir”

October 9, 2015 By Thomas Parker