Preamble Book of Nature Messages in a Bottle By Lewis H. Lapham Nature is the only artist, the wonder of her collected works formed by their reflections in the mirrors of the human imagination. More
Preamble Intoxication Alms for Oblivion By Lewis H. Lapham “One should always be drunk,” proclaimed poet Charles Baudelaire. But the question remains, drunk with what? More
Preamble Animals Man and Beast By Lewis H. Lapham Michel de Montaigne once considered, “When I play with my cat, who knows if I am not a pastime for her more than she is to me?” More
Preamble Crimes & Punishments Crime Scenes By Lewis H. Lapham The American fondness for the dressing up of crime in the costumes of romance is an amusement priced at too high a cost. More
Preamble Travel Grand Tour By Lewis H. Lapham A look at the history of the Grand Tour, and at the travels of the imagination. More
