Russia’s Unlikely Diplomat. Lyric Hughes Hale on Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin’s presidency could be seen as a triumph – one that has turned a bankrupt state into…
Biography
Antoine–Laurent Lavoisier and the myth of phlogiston
Yale University Press’ Little Histories collection is a family of books that take a closer look at some…
Rachel Adams on Raising Henry
Publishing this month, Rachel Adams‘s Raising Henry: A Memoir of Motherhood, Disability, and Discovery gives a deeply moving and honest account of…
‘This diary must never be printed!’: Playwright August Strindberg and The Occult
The Swedish playwright August Strindberg was, amongst other things, a mercurial talent, artist, occultist, husband and father. He…
‘No use being sentimental’: Strindberg & The Modern World
Sue Prideaux is the author of Strindberg: A Life. Playwright, poet, photographer, painter, alchemist and hellraiser, August Strindberg (1849–1912) is principally…
History Catalogue 2013: Retrospectives from Yale University Press
These titles, selected from the Yale University Press 2013 History Catalogue, offer in depth retrospectives of extraordinary events, people and…
The First Modern Woman Artist: Paula Modersohn-Becker
Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876-1907) was a groundbreaking painter whose often-overlooked place in modernism forces us to reconsider our understanding…
Strindberg, A Life – Sue Prideaux on the playwright’s relationships
The Swedish playwright August Strindberg was, amongst other things, a mercurial talent, artist, occultist, husband and father. He…
Remarkable Lives: A Collection of Extraordinary Biographies from Yale
Remarkable achievements are often the products of remarkable lives. The following collection of recently published and forthcoming books…
Genius and Tragedy: The Life of Alan Turing
History is rife with examples of persecuted scientists—think Rhazes, Galileo, and Servetus, for starters—but it would be a…
My Backyard Jungle – A Conversation with James Barilla
For James Barilla and his family, the dream of transforming their Columbia, South Carolina backyard into a haven…
‘The Marquess of Queensberry: A Fractured Life’. Author Article by Linda Stratmann
The Marquess of Queensberry is perhaps as famous for destroying one of our greatest literary geniuses as he…
Celebrating David Livingstone, ‘Africa’s first freedom fighter’. An extract from ‘Livingstone’ by Tim Jeal
David Livingstone (1813-1873) is revered as one of history’s greatest explorers and missionaries, the first European to cross…
The Great Agnostic and First American Male Feminist
Susan Jacoby, author of the new biography, The Great Agnostic: Robert Ingersoll and American Freethought, here reflects on the significance…
‘The First Ever Record of Everything Jewish’. An Interview with Felix Posen, Founder of the Posen Library
Felix Posen is a man deeply passionate about secular Jewish history, having himself moved from a religiously orthodox…