Morton was a physician and naturalist who lived in Philadelphia from 1799 until the end of his life in 1851. A lecture he delivered to aspiring doctors at the Philadelphia Association for Medical ...
“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...
In the garden oasis outside Damascus, the 19th century English naturalist Canon Henry Baker Tristram ... A leading authority ...
During my freshman year of college, my partner hated my facial hair. Hate may be a strong word; she didn’t actively despise ...
The Barre Museum Association repatriated two native headdresses to the Oglala Sioux Tribe. The items date back to the late ...
Research reveals that Britain’s earliest brass bands were established by military musicians returning from the Napoleonic Wars in the 1810s, debunking the idea that they were solely civilian and ...
It’s a slice of 19th-century elegance nestled in the heart of Vermont, waiting to sweep you off your feet and into a world of ...
HE was just 16 years old when he first shot to fame – and we’ve been watching Leonardo DiCaprio grow up on our screens ever ...
But that’s been changing, thanks to the local food scene that just keeps getting better. The town doesn’t even have 5,000 ...
A 19th century trunk, made by Norwegian Peter Anderson, returns to Rollag, Minn., after a social media search connects it with its original home.
The New Zealand novelist Catherine Chidgey ought to be much more celebrated in this country than she is. Do not be put off by the fact that The Axeman’s Carnival (Europa, £14.99) is narrated by ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback