W hen Mark Twain coined the term “The Gilded Age,” it wasn’t a compliment, regardless of what the HBO series tries to imply. It was meant to acknowledge the corruption under ...

The Gilded Age takes some creative liberties with its storytelling, but many of the plots, characters and events are rooted ...

The HBO series is peppered with references to real-life personages and historical events—but it lacks the anything-goes ...

Wealthy families in the Gilded Age spent conspicuously, from fancy clothes to European palace-inspired mansions to lavish balls.

While his nostalgia is clear, it’s essential to recognize that the so-called “Golden Age” he envisions closely resembles the ...

The Gilded Age is a lavish soap opera set in the late 19th century in New York City and Rhode Island. “The Gilded Age” is a coin termed by none other than Mark Twain to describe the turbulent ...

In honor of The Gilded Age’s third season, here are the period mansions-turned-hotels you can stay in right now.

The Russells and van Rhijns might not be in residence, but these historic homes are still fascinating—and you won’t have to use the servants’ entrance.

And of course, he coins the term Gilded Age, which is what we refer to the late 19th century time of robber barons. Three of which I think you’ve written biographies of.

Twain’s barnstorming was always a matter of paying the bills. He not only wrote a book called “The Gilded Age” — he lived its ethos of boom and bust. The allure of being not just a scribbler but also ...

Mark Twain: "As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep and never to refrain when awake." Credit: WikiMedia In March ...

When Mark Twain coined the term “The Gilded Age,” it wasn’t a compliment, regardless of what the HBO series tries to imply. It was meant to acknowledge the corruption under the surface gloss ...