Writers
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No Place Like Home
Guidebook writer John Thompson discovers a under-appreciated get-away - at the end of his own driveway
Editor at Large
Editor Alexis Doster, gets his pants scared off at summer camp.
The World According to Wells
Best-known for sci-fi classics like The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, H. G. Wells became one of the most controversial writers of his day
His Heart Was in the Highlands
Robert Burns' fierce pride, penetrating wit and perfect ear for language gave Scotlandand the worldan imperishable legacy of poetry and song
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Log-o-phil-ia Is Addictive
WARNING: Words fill Anu Garg's dreams, and waking hours too. He shares his favorites on the Web with thousands
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Andrew Carroll: Man of Letters
From poetry to war correspondence, this 31-year-old has been spreading words with a missionary's zeal
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An American in Bourron-Marlotte
When they moved here in 1976, the author and his wife thought they knew all about the French. How wrong they were
The Amazing Author of Oz
Evergreen at 100 years old, L. Frank Baum's fable of Dorothy and the wonderful wizard keeps his memory alive with movie fans and readers the world over
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Afloat with Fly Boats and Leggers
Enthusiasts are rediscovering the vast system of narrow canals that connects England's byways and backways
The Man Who Dreamed Up Madeline
A dashing nonconformist himself, Ludwig Bemelmans conferred a winning waywardness on his headstrong heroine
Signs of the Times
Autographs of luminaries from Lincoln to Liberace feed the yen for nostalgia and a brush with fame
The Man Who Believed in Fairies
For Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, the proof was in the pictures
Daughters of Donegal
When the author took his girls to the land his parents left, they were happy to see how much they had in common with their kin
It's Great To See Old Classmates-If You Can Recognize Them
It's great to see old classmates-if you can recognize them
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