Troops from New England captured a French colonial fortress. Military setbacks in Europe forced them to give it back.

Misery of Love,” by the French virtuoso cartoonist Yvan Alagbé, is a subtle masterpiece of family psychodrama.

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Old Book Illustrations is an online archive of, yes, you've guessed it. But they did have a particular genre in mind: ...

Over the course of seven Paris Expositions, new furnitures, foodstuffs and design ideas were introduced. Many are still part ...

A set of books belonging to Charles Messier have joined the collection of David J. Eicher, offering a rare link to the comet ...

The Horrors of Love is an often ridiculous, sometimes funny tale of a middle-aged member of the French Chamber of Deputies who becomes tragically involved with his young mistress. At first glance ...

By Leah Greenblatt Dear readers, Considering the amount of flop sweat, vigilance and pure performance art it takes to be just ...

THE JOKER (319 pp.)—Jean Malaquais —Doubleday ($3.95).A century ago, when the historical optimists still believed in eternal progress, the earthly future looked like bright heaven. Today, ...

For culinary enthusiasts, cookbooks by celebrity chefs are a treasure trove of insights and techniques. Not only do these ...

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