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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 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
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

Ohio as Paradise during the French Revolution

February 23, 2017 By Raquelle Bostow

Bottoms Up: Drinking on U.S. Commercial Airliners

February 22, 2017 By Jack El-Hai

Black History: Frederick Douglass, Civil Rights on Pinterest, & Desegregating Blood

February 21, 2017 By April Stevens

Mr. President, a Visitor Is Here to See You

February 20, 2017 By Jack El-Hai

The War Minister and the Runaway Marquise

February 20, 2017 By Elizabeth Goldsmith

Five for Friday – Georgia Hunter

February 17, 2017 By Cara Wilson

Cultural Revolution at the Louvre

February 16, 2017 By Cara Wilson

A Short History of Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2017 By Mary Sharratt

What is this thing called lovesickness?

February 13, 2017 By Helen King