The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...

Early and 19th-Century American Literature . Beginning with Leslie Fiedler’s groundbreaking Love and Death in the American Novel, UB’s English Department has had a long history of innovative work in ...

In 19th-century literature, abortionists didn’t just carry out medical procedures – they were also accessories to murder. Photo credit: Library of Congress.

Christie’s will auction off a collection of rare 18th- and 19th-century American books and manuscripts belonging to Bruce M. Lisman later this month.

In 19th-century England, medical students could only legally dissect the bodies of murderers. But the demand for cadavers was high—and an illicit industry was born.

Married to L. Clarke Davis, a prominent newspaper editor, she rubbed shoulders with Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and other 19th century authors.

How 19th-century fiction writers popularised tourism, and also poked fun at rich European tourists An excerpt from ‘The New Tourist: Waking Up to the Power and Perils of Travel’, by Paige ...

To learn more, the authors whipped up some mock substances containing those ingredients: recipes that 19th-century Danes could have created. The yeast proved an excellent emulsifier, creating a ...