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Showing posts with label Literature and Education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Literature and Education. Show all posts
22 November 2010

Real Life Heroes: William Strata Smith

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By Michelle Styles How do we date sedimentary rock and why? How do we know that dinosaur fossils only appear in certain layers of rock? How ...
08 September 2010

Women Did It Better: Higher Education

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By Blythe Gifford I'm going to approach this subject in a roundabout way. Instead of starting with something that women have done better...
17 August 2010

Tragic Tales: The Lovesick Maidens of Hangzhou

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By Jeannie Lin I first learned of the lovesick maidens of Hangzhou when reading Lisa See's Peony in Love , a hauntingly imaginative ghos...
24 February 2010

Love Affairs: George & George

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By Zoe Archer George Eliot's personal life proved to be just as fascinating as her novels. Born Mary Ann (sometimes written as Marian o...
30 August 2009

Guest Author: Blythe Gifford

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This week we welcome back Blythe Gifford as she celebrates the release of IN The MASTER'S BED from the Harlequin Historical line. Tho...
24 August 2009

Men: J.M. Barrie

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By Jennifer Linforth "For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my pocket and took surreptitious peeps...
07 July 2009

Greatest Hits: Sappho & Co.

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By Lindsay Townsend Sarmatia in my BRONZE LIGHTNING , which begins in the Mediterranean of 1652 BC, would surely have known of the the Muse....
27 May 2009

Literature & Education: Maurice by EM Forster

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By Erastes Maurice , in my mind, was one of the first "Unusual Historicals." Forster, well-known and successful author of many oth...
26 May 2009

Literature & Education: Once Upon a Time About the Old West

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By Anna C. Bowling When I think of education and historicals, a lot of things come to mind. There's the one room schoolhouse in Bedford,...
25 May 2009

Literature & Education: Sappho and Co.

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By Lindsay Townsend Sarmatia in my BRONZE LIGHTNING , which begins in the Mediterranean of 1652 BC, would surely have known of the the Muse....
19 May 2009

Literature & Education: Medieval Mystery Plays

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By Sandra Schwab Religion and Church were extremely important for medieval man. But as Church services were held in Latin, it became necessa...
18 May 2009

Literature & Education: Egyptian Literature

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By Jean Adams Ancient Egyptian literature grew out of religious beliefs, but quickly evolved to deal with man's day-to-day life. Literar...
13 May 2009

Literature & Education: The Grand Street School

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By Eliza Tucker School isn't just for good little boys and girls. In the 1870s, there thrived in the Lower East Side of New York City, a...
12 May 2009

Literature & Education: Victorian Educators For Girls

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By Anita Davison During a childhood spent in North London, local folklore decreed that I grew up familiar with the rhyme: Miss Buss and Miss...
11 May 2009

Literature & Education: The American Colonies

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By Isabel Roman Education in the thirteen colonies varied as much as the colonies themselves. However, over all it did include reading, wri...
06 May 2009

Literature & Education: The Governess in the Arts

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By Michelle Styles In 1847, two characters who were destined to change the face of literature--Jane Eyre from Charlotte Bronte's novel o...
05 May 2009

Literature & Education: High School for Everyone

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By Delia DeLeest The relative affluence of the twentieth century, as well as a general exodus of the majority of the population from farming...
04 May 2009

Literature & Education: Gaston Leroux, Man Behind The Mask

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By Jennifer Linforth The ear splitting crack of gunfire shattered the morning fog like a rock to a mirror. Those within earshot stopped in ...