October 07, 2016
The Rest Is History
Poetic pilgrimages, a language for everyone, and the terror of Victorian England.
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Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
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September 29, 2016
The Rest Is History
A pioneering cowgirl, Shirley Jackson at home and at work, and a literary auction.
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September 27, 2016
The Jones Project
Smuggling Nikita Khrushchev’s memoirs out of the USSR.
Read MoreSeptember 23, 2016
The Rest Is History
Revolutionary reenacting, literary touring, and historic zookeeping.
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September 16, 2016
The Rest Is History
Managing the image of a philosopher, out-of-this-world book covers, and watching poetry online.
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September 13, 2016
The Athenian Option
Alan Moore recommended an ancient alternative to democracy. How does it work?
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Monumental Mistakes
2023:
Fitness instructor carves his girlfriend’s name into the Colosseum.
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Thompson of Sunderland makes his mark on Pompey’s pillar.
May 22, 2023
Revolutionary Lovebirds
2023:
Writers on strike search for romance at the picket line.
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Young communists engage in party matchmaking.