The New Yorker, the city’s classy magazine
On this day in 1925 the first issue of the New Yorker magazine appeared. All articles are to a very high standard and facts are... Read More
Amy Lowell, America’s powerful poetess
On this day in 1874 the American poet Amy Lowell was born. By all accounts Lowell was a short and rather plump lady. Ezra Pound... Read More
Emily Dickinson, reclusive poetess
On this day in 1830 the American writer and poet Emily Dickinson was born. Eccentric and reclusive, with a penchant for white clothing, she spent... Read More
Arthur Miller recreates the Salem witch trials
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1692 the last of 20 people were hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts.... Read More
Dorothy Parker lost her dust
To Listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1893, the American writer, humourist and civil rights activist Dorothy Parker was born.... Read More
J D Salinger, Holden Caulfield and Huck Finn
To listen to this whole post, click here – On this day in 1951 the novel The Catcher in The Rye was published. Teenagers everywhere... Read More
David Thoreau invents civil disobedience
TO LISTEN TO THIS WHOLE POST, CLICK HERE – On this day in 1846 Henry David Thoreau was jailed in Massachusetts for non-payment of... Read More