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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
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
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 Man Who Played Hitler

October 9, 2014 By Jack El-Hai

Sex vs. God: How America Got Its Name

October 7, 2014 By Jared Eckman

A Young Lady’s Poem about the Queen of Amazons, 1680

October 6, 2014 By AdrienneMayor

The Pickelhoube: How a World War I Helmet Turned into Caricature

October 3, 2014 By Jared Eckman

The Fairest Maiden of Them All: Edward Stafford, Duke of Buckingham

October 2, 2014 By Holly Tucker

Those Saucy Grimms’ Fairy Tales That Your Mother Never Told You: The Original First Edition of 1812/15

September 30, 2014 By Jared Eckman

The Golden Spoon

September 29, 2014 By Gastropod

How I Write History…with David Laskin

September 28, 2014 By April Stevens

The History of Nail Polish

September 25, 2014 By Holly Tucker