The Greatest Film Adaptations of 19th-Century Literary Classics
Whether we prefer Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, or Thomas Hardy, we must admit many of fiction's rockstars ...
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Rare 19th-century map could fetch up to $685,000 at Seoul Auction
This 1861 copy of the Daedongyeojido, or a woodblock map of the Korean Peninsula by cartographer Kim Jeong-ho, has been ...
Free Black Staten Island settlers greatly contributed to 19th Century N.Y. economy through oyster industry
The oystermen knew Sandy Ground was a safe haven for them to have the freedom to work, learn and worship where it would not ...
Back in time for 19th century grub at Blists Hill Victorian Town
Love will soon be in the air with Valentine’s Day, and as the old saying goes, the way to many of our hearts is through our ...
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How a Piece of 19th Century Fiction, a Disenchanting Love, the Circus, and More Inspired Peggy Lee’s “Is That All There Is?”
Remembering Peggy Lee's version of "Is That All There Is?" Mike Stoller said: "Peggy's is really the essential version of ...
He’s the first Black American to compose a full opera. It’s finally being staged after 138 years
The earliest known, full-length opera composed by a Black American, “Morgiane,” will premiere this week in Washington, DC, ...
Fire damages a 19th century district town hall in Paris, leaving the bell tower at risk of collapse
French authorities say a fire engulfed the town hall of Paris’ 12th district, causing no casualties but severely damaging the ...
Houston museum showcases British landscape watercolors from the 18th and 19th centuries
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents "Picturing Nature," featuring 70 British landscape watercolors and drawings from ...
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Choose your own virtual adventure in Freedmen’s Town: Discover the 19th Century Bell Cistern
Choose your own virtual adventure in Freedmen’s Town: Discover the 19th Century Bell Cistern HOUSTON,TX – During renovations in Freedmen’s Town, an unexpected treasure was uncovered—a bell cistern! It ...
A fire damages a 19th century district town hall in Paris, bell tower at risk of collapsing
Fire engulfed the town hall of Paris’ 12th district early Monday, causing no casualties but severely damaging the bell tower ...