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A Rare Collection of 18th- and 19th-Century American Literature Could Fetch up to $5 Million at...
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIt’s a great time to be a lover (and collector) of important American literature. Christie’s will...
A is a scarlet letter: 'Hester' brings color and magic to Hawthorne’s Salem
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year ago"Hester" by Laurie Lico Albanese had me dusting off my 19th Century American Lit knowledge, but the author said readers do not have to be familiar with Nathaniel Hawthorne or his seminal work ...
Children's author Dav Pilkey has shameless title for next 'Dog Man' book, 'The Scarlet Shedder'
Associated Press via AOL· 9 months agoWith apologies to Nathaniel Hawthorne and admirers of “The Scarlet Letter,” Dav Pilkey has a...
Hester Prynne, revealed, in a new novel by NJ author
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn "Hester," the latest novel by long-time Montclair resident Laurie Lico Albanese, the author puts a fresh spin on a question scholars have wondered about since Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote his ...
Vermont man's rare books sell for nearly $4 million at auction
The Burlington Free Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoRare books owned by Burlington native and Shelburne resident Bruce Lisman sold for more than $3...
"I want to believe": Alice Hoffman is always seeking magic, practical and otherwise
Salon via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPractical Magic Getty Images/Warner Bros./Hulton Archive Alice Hoffman still believes. The New York...
You Just Bought a House With a Wood Stove. Now What?
Dwell via Yahoo News· 6 months agoBefore you go all in on your homesteader fantasy, make sure you’ve got a chimney sweep on call. Today, a cast-iron wood-burning stove reads as...
Library Lines: Get your Halloween thrills and chills this Halloween season at the library
Cheboygan Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWhen you think of scary stories, is it an American classic like Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "Headless...
1 for the books: Vermont collector auctioning millions of dollars in rare literature
The Burlington Free Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAs a child growing up in the Old North End of Burlington, Bruce Lisman had his imagination fired by...
7 spooky places to visit this October
The Week via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPlastic skulls on a black fence for Halloween. Now that Halloween is right around the corner, it's officially time to take that ghost tour, visit that...
