Writers
Lewis Carroll's Shifting Reputation
Why has popular opinion of the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland undergone such a dramatic reversal?
Sherlock Holmes' London
As the detective stalks movie theaters, our reporter tracks down the favorite haunts of Arthur Conan Doyle and his famous sleuth
Memoirs of a World War II Buffalo Soldier
In a recently published memoir written over 60 years ago, veteran James Daugherty details his experiences as an African-American in combat
Smithsonian Contributor Talks About John Brown's Raid
Catch Fergus Bordewich at Arlington House during his talk about Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry
The Full Brontë
The British countryside is home to the real sites behind Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and other works by the literary sisters
The Allure of Travel Writing
Jan Morris, one of the world's leading travel writers, introduces six essays and describes the challenges of modern travel writing
Telluride Thinks Out of the Box
The fiction writer cherishes her mountain town's anti-commercialism, as epitomized by the local swap stop, a regional landmark
Forget Edgar Allan Poe? Nevermore!
Cities up and down the East Coast claim author Edgar Allan Poe as their own and and celebrate his 200th birthday
Words to Remember
Amanda McKittrick Ros predicted she would achieve lasting fame as a novelist. Unfortunately, she did
Richard Conniff’s Wildlife Writing
International journalist Richard Conniff has reported on animals that fly, swim, crawl and leap in his 40 years of writing
Andrew Lawler on "Isfahan: Iran's Hidden Jewel"
The author of the magazine piece talks about his reporting
Voices from Literature’s Past
The British Library’s Spoken Word albums of recordings by British and American writers shed new light on the authors' work
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