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The Tumultuous Relationship Between Dante and the City of Florence
by Rachel McGinnis Dante Alighieri, perhaps one of the greatest poets of the medieval period, was born in 1265 into an affluent Italian family. Having…
Rome’s Ultimate Guidebook: I, Claudius
by Jennifer Eisenlau Here is a novel idea for a visit to Rome: replace the guidebook with literary fiction. I, Claudius will prepare you for great buildings,…
Thomas Mann’s Munich: A Lone Trip to Germany
by Sosig Mardirosian All night it had snowed, and by morning the rooftops were white and the cobbles along the narrow streets of Regensburg were…
Heavyweights: When F. Scott Fitzgerald Met Gene Tunney
by Lisa Kerr A.J. Liebling, the writer who first called boxing “the sweet science,” once said, “A boxer, like a writer, must stand alone.” For…
The Fortress of His Mind: Charles d’Orleans’ Capitivity in The Tower of London
by Erin Byrne I felt claustrophobic inside the square room deep inside the thick stone cavern of the White Tower. There in the huge complex…
Interview With Mystery Writer Marianne Wilski Strong
By Jennifer Ciotta Literary Traveler celebrates the Mystery by talking with the award-winning mystery writer Marianne Wilski Strong. The author of twenty-four mystery short stories,…
Oscar Wilde’s West
By Jan Wellington Of the countless stories, novels, and plays inspired by and featuring Oscar Wilde, a significant number bear the title, “The Wilde West.” …
Nancy Drew: A Stratemeyer Family Enigma
When I initially received word that I was to compose a piece on Nancy Drew, potentially one of the most adored and widely known fictional…
Robert Laxalt’s Nevada
by Peter Mires “My father was a sheepherder, and his home was the hills.” -Sweet Promised Land (1957) To many Americans, Nevada is a place…