Stories by pepy

A Theory of Creepiness

Better than a Gallon of Gall: Abe Lincoln addresses a temperance society (1842)

The Political Power of Marie Antoinette's Hair

Shakespeare's language not as original as dictionaries think

George Orwell and the whiff of genius

Jack in the Belfry

Of Dirty Books and Bread (2013)

Sitting Up: A brief history of chairs

Tales from Nelson's Navy (2013)

The Life and Murder of Stella Walsh, Intersex Olympic Champion

Risqué and Radical: Benzion Liber's X-Rated Yiddish Sex Guide

When Parks Were Radical

How Flower-Obsessed Victorians Encoded Messages in Bouquets

The tolerant philosopher: Pierre Bayle, forgotten figure of the Enlightenment

I gotta use words: T.S. Eliot’s mind was a vast, labyrinthine echo chamber

Garbage Connector: How the Brooklyn Bridge Became a Living Landfill

Do your friends actually like you?

The super-recognisers of Scotland Yard

Literary Beatdowns: Or, Excerpts from Smollett’s ‘Critical Review’

Hair

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