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Jack London was born 139 years ago today, on January 12, 1876. In
Jack London was born 139 years ago today, on January 12, 1876. In 1897, at the age of twenty-one, he headed to the Yukon to get rich from the Klondike...
Jack London was born 139 years ago today, on January 12, 1876. In 1897, at the age of twenty-one, he headed to the Yukon to get rich from the Klondike...
During her tenure in the White House kitchen during the first FDR
During her tenure in the White House kitchen during the first FDR administration, best-selling food writer Sheila Hibben came into conflict with the R...
During her tenure in the White House kitchen during the first FDR administration, best-selling food writer Sheila Hibben came into conflict with the R...
Moviegoers who have seen the recent film Stonehearst Asylum (with
Moviegoers who have seen the recent film Stonehearst Asylum (with Kate Beckinsale, Michael Caine, and Ben Kingsley) may not know that the Poe story on...
Moviegoers who have seen the recent film Stonehearst Asylum (with Kate Beckinsale, Michael Caine, and Ben Kingsley) may not know that the Poe story on...
This year marks the centennial of one of the most legendary
This year marks the centennial of one of the most legendary disappearing acts in the history of literature. Ambrose Bierce was reported to have crosse...
This year marks the centennial of one of the most legendary disappearing acts in the history of literature. Ambrose Bierce was reported to have crosse...
In his final dispatch from Cuba during the Spanish-American War,
In his final dispatch from Cuba during the Spanish-American War, Stephen Crane mocked the publics fascination with celebrity soldiers and blue-blood o...
In his final dispatch from Cuba during the Spanish-American War, Stephen Crane mocked the publics fascination with celebrity soldiers and blue-blood o...
During the 1840s, when he was in his twenties, Walt Whitman
During the 1840s, when he was in his twenties, Walt Whitman published dozens of pieces for New York newspapers—including a number of short stories. ...
During the 1840s, when he was in his twenties, Walt Whitman published dozens of pieces for New York newspapers—including a number of short stories. ...
Today (May 15) is Katherine Anne Porters 124th birthday!
Her
Today (May 15) is Katherine Anne Porters 124th birthday! Her three classic story collections—Pale Horse, Pale Rider; Flowering Judas; and The Leani...
Today (May 15) is Katherine Anne Porters 124th birthday! Her three classic story collections—Pale Horse, Pale Rider; Flowering Judas; and The Leani...
“May your sword be a terror to the despicable foe, & your name
“May your sword be a terror to the despicable foe, & your name in after ages be used by Southern matrons to frighten their children by.” 150 yea...
“May your sword be a terror to the despicable foe, & your name in after ages be used by Southern matrons to frighten their children by.” 150 yea...
The Alcestiad was first performed (in Germany) in 1957—nearly
The Alcestiad was first performed (in Germany) in 1957—nearly twenty years after Thornton Wilder began writing it and half a century after his boyho...
The Alcestiad was first performed (in Germany) in 1957—nearly twenty years after Thornton Wilder began writing it and half a century after his boyho...