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In Search of Treasure in London's <br>Riverine Mud

In Search of Treasure in London's
Riverine Mud

Lara Maiklem Goes Mudlarking on the Thames

By Lara Maiklem | December 11, 2019

How Cleanliness and Beauty Became Intertwined<br> in the 18th Century

How Cleanliness and Beauty Became Intertwined
in the 18th Century

Peter Ward on the Rise of Self-Help, the Literature of
Advice, and More

By Peter Ward | December 11, 2019

The Makings of Grace Paley: Writer, Activist, Feminist

The Makings of Grace Paley: Writer, Activist, Feminist

Judith Arcana on the Writer's Upbringing, Marriage, Motherhood, and Career

By Judith Arcana | December 11, 2019

Tight Breeches and Loose Gowns: Going Deep on the Fashion of Jane Austen

Tight Breeches and Loose Gowns: Going Deep on the Fashion of Jane Austen

Hilary Davidson Takes Us Through Regency Style

By Hilary Davidson | December 10, 2019

How Berlin Reckons with Its Past Each and Every Day

How Berlin Reckons with Its Past Each and Every Day

Paul Scraton on the Fall of the Berlin Wall and Everything After

By Paul Scraton | December 10, 2019

Ignoble: On the Trail of Peter Handke’s Bosnian Illusions

Ignoble: On the Trail of Peter Handke’s Bosnian Illusions

John Erik Riley Takes the Long Road to Srebrenica

By John Erik Riley | December 9, 2019

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Umberto Eco on the Elusive Concept of Ugliness

By Umberto Eco | December 9, 2019

On the Ambitious Beginnings of China's Influential Soong Sisters

By Jung Chang | December 5, 2019

Elaine Stritch's Never-Ending Search to Get Her Due

By Leah Rosenzweig | December 4, 2019

Why Do People Cheat? (Because They Often Win)

Why Do People Cheat? (Because They Often Win)

J. M. Fenster Tries to Understand the Motivations of Rule-Breakers

By J. M. Fenster | December 4, 2019

On the Eve of WWII: <br>Three Days Before the Bombing of Paris

On the Eve of WWII:
Three Days Before the Bombing of Paris

Françoise Frenkel Experiences the Evacuation of France

By Françoise Frenkel | December 3, 2019

Sacred Scripture Lives and Evolves, is Never Fixed

Sacred Scripture Lives and Evolves, is Never Fixed

Karen Armstrong on Early Aryans and the Rig Veda

By Karen Armstrong | December 3, 2019

Walking Through the House Where Louisa May Alcott Wrote <em>Little Women</em>

Walking Through the House Where Louisa May Alcott Wrote Little Women

On Orchard House and the Biographical Foundations of a
Classic American Novel

By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold | December 2, 2019

On (and In) The Sewers (and Sewage) That Transformed Paris

On (and In) The Sewers (and Sewage) That Transformed Paris

The Secret of a World Class City

By Stephen Halliday | December 2, 2019

C.P. Lesley and Charles Todd Talk Victorian Sleuths and the Toll of WWI

C.P. Lesley and Charles Todd Talk Victorian Sleuths and the Toll of WWI

The Mother-Son Author Duo Discuss A Cruel Deception on
the New Books Network

By New Books Network | December 2, 2019

Remember, Remember Where the Word 'Guy' Comes From

Remember, Remember Where the Word 'Guy' Comes From

Allan Metcalf on the Evolving Legacy of Guy Fawkes

By Allan Metcalf | November 27, 2019

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