February 12, 2016
The Rest Is History
A workout for flappers, the publication history of a cult classic, and the nontraditional author photo.
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Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
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February 05, 2016
The Rest Is History
A nineteenth-century mousetrap, a beloved novel’s anniversary, and why poets make the worst husbands.
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2016
The Rest Is History
Medieval graffiti, breasts of the nineteenth century, and Vladimir Nabokov’s dutiful food log.
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January 22, 2016
The Rest Is History
Prehistoric massacres, the radical women of early Christianity, and eye-rollingly awful similes.
Read MoreJanuary 15, 2016
The Rest Is History
Roman toilets, novels about (and for) housewives, and the history of women’s swimming in America.
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January 08, 2016
The Rest Is History
Benjamin Franklin’s pranks, men’s dominance of history books, and the dangers of premature burial.
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The Rest Is History
Christmas on Ellis Island, an unexpected Poe bestseller, and the question of a hyphen.
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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
2023:
Writers on strike search for romance at the picket line.
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Young communists engage in party matchmaking.