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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
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
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

Elephants, Travel, and Power

June 16, 2014 By Elizabeth Goldsmith

Cabinet of Curiosities, vol. ii

June 14, 2014 By Miranda Nesler

Editor’s Corner: Place Matters

June 13, 2014 By Miranda Nesler

The Art of Beagling in Eighteenth-Century England

June 12, 2014 By Lisa Smith

Civil War Mourning Customs

June 11, 2014 By Holly Tucker

The Lexicographer Who Lost His Words

June 10, 2014 By Miranda Nesler

Medical instruments as bling?

June 9, 2014 By Helen King

Give-Away Winners: THE LOST ART OF DRESS

June 8, 2014 By Miranda Nesler

Cabinet of Curiosities, vol. i

June 7, 2014 By Miranda Nesler