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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
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
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

The Black Hole of Calcutta

February 18, 2014 By PamelaToler

Seneca’s Tunnel? Or Virgil’s?

February 15, 2014 By Caroline Lawrence

Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 14, 2014 By Lucy Inglis

The ideal midwife?

February 10, 2014 By Helen King

The FBI investigated John Wilkes Booth — in the twentieth century?

February 9, 2014 By Jack El-Hai

The Big Race: Black Hills Geomyth

February 6, 2014 By AdrienneMayor

Building & Rebuilding a Dream in 17th C. London

January 31, 2014 By Stephanie Cowell

A Case of Spontaneous Human Combustion in 1731

January 31, 2014 By Lisa Smith

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mohandas Gandhi

January 18, 2014 By PamelaToler