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The Rest Is History
Benjamin Franklin’s pranks, men’s dominance of history books, and the dangers of premature burial.
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Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
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December 18, 2015
The Rest Is History
Christmas on Ellis Island, an unexpected Poe bestseller, and the question of a hyphen.
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The Rest Is History
A forgotten genius, a confusing confection, and Herman Melville goes to London.
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November 23, 2015
Something to Write Holmes About
Michael Dirda explores the lives and histories behind Sherlock Holmes.
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The Rest Is History
The prison memoirs of a French revolutionary, the weather of famous books, and literature women should avoid.
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Trump for Tyrant
“What explains the Trump craze? Plato would not have been surprised. He would diagnose Trump as an aspiring tyrant.”
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The Rest Is History
Deadly gowns, Shakespeare’s skull, and chickens that rain from the sky.
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The Rest Is History
A haunted highway, the business of exorcisms, and the Headless Horseman’s original look.
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The Rest Is History
The father of Central Park, a new kind of museum, and an interactive Melville story.
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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.