March 15, 2019
The Rest Is History
Medieval cats, ancient music, and a 1,150-page French cookbook.
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Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
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March 14, 2019
Mary Todd Lincoln’s Nightmare
The author of Savage Conversations shares the research for her novel.
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March 06, 2019
How Dorothy Parker and Marian Anderson Got Work Done
Step one: start working. Or procrastinate, if you’re Parker.
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March 05, 2019
Meet L.E.L.
Letitia Elizabeth Landon was a famous poet who courted rumor, but not the canon, after her death.
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March 04, 2019
The Sights and Sounds of Night
The moon and sleep in history, as seen in film and music.
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March 01, 2019
The Rest Is History
Glass caskets, illuminated manuscripts, and people reading in art.
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Monumental Mistakes
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Fitness instructor carves his girlfriend’s name into the Colosseum.
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Thompson of Sunderland makes his mark on Pompey’s pillar.
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Revolutionary Lovebirds
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Writers on strike search for romance at the picket line.
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Young communists engage in party matchmaking.