That 1820 grimoire -- a book of spells and incantations -- was "The Long Lost Friend" by John George Hohman. The subtitle to an English translation of the book was "Faithful & Christian Instructions ...

Sources as old as Pliny the Younger, the ancient Roman lawyer and writer, tell stories of houses that are haunted.

He is the sovereign master of his piano; he knows all its resources; he makes it speak, moan, cry, and roar under fingers of steel,’ wrote one critic at the time.

Read our review of Charley's Aunt at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury: Rob Madge’s reinvention of the classic British farce is pitch-perfect ...

Carving jack-o'-lanterns started long before the legend of the Headless Horseman. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Cindy Ott, author of "Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon." ...

IF Mary Ellen Best were to return to York, she’d hardly recognise the street where she was born since the house itself has, in fact, disappeared. She was born in October 1809, in a three-storey ...

After two stints across almost 14 years, Michael O'Neill will take charge of his 100th Northern Ireland match against Germany on Monday. It's a landmark figure for one of the greatest managers in the ...

The renovation of this 19th-century Madrid apartment by architect Antonio Antequera of Extrarradio, delicately and creatively balances rich history with contemporary design. Antequera removed all ...

A 225-year-old former pub building will be demolished after councillors said revised plans to save it were unviable. Preston City Council had intended to knock down The Tithebarn, which closed in 2016 ...

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This fall, Pissarro, Manet, Morisot, Renoir, and Rousseau have special exhibitions across America putting masterpieces drawn from around the nation and Europe and on view. ByChadd Scott, Contributor.

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...