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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
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
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
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

Imagine a world without the arts

April 6, 2013 By Stephanie Cowell

Ancient Amazons as Sailors?

April 6, 2013 By AdrienneMayor

Book News

March 20, 2013 By tracybarrett

Suleyman the Magnificent Builds a Mosque

March 18, 2013 By PamelaToler

Latin Horse Names

March 15, 2013 By Caroline Lawrence

London’s Lost Dogs

March 14, 2013 By Lucy Inglis

A Search for the Secrets of Shakespeare’s Sonnets

March 11, 2013 By Stephanie Cowell

The Black Stork: A physician’s cinematic argument for eugenics

March 8, 2013 By Jack El-Hai

Flying Snakes in Ancient Egypt?

March 6, 2013 By AdrienneMayor