Bruce S. Hall is an associate history professor at the University of California Berkeley whose lecture about capitalism in 19th-century Timbuktu is sponsored by the prestigious Fusco Distinguished ...
A rare, 19th-century Irish manuscript has been discovered in an old trunk in west Kerry. The 27-page manuscript contains a complete version of the epic poem or lay known as “Eachtra an Amadáin Mhóir” ...
In the lecture, titled “What Happened to Frances Hodgson Burnett’s Harry Potter? The Rise and Fall of a 19th Century Children’s Classic,” Knoepflmacher joked that there were actually few plot ...
SCITUATE − A mysterious, nearly forgotten booklet dating back to the early 19th century found in the archives of the Scituate Historical Society is drawing attention from scholars. The 78 pages of ...
Plate XXXIX: The Orbed Sulphur (all images from ‘The Butterflies of North America: Titian Peale’s Lost Manuscript, courtesy American Museum of Natural History and Abrams Books) Cover of ‘The ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A college librarian in Kentucky has found the 19th-century manuscript of a musical number that gave rise to one of the most widely performed songs in the world, "Happy Birthday to ...