Ex Libris: Italian Folktales
“We are the stories we tell ourselves. Man is a social animal, and…
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The Silver Lining
In 1942, Charleston Museum curator Milby Burton, the dean of South Carolina silver…
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Ex Libris: The Canterbury Tales
When April with its sweet-smelling showers Has pierced the drought of March to…
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Ex Libris: How to See Fairies
Perhaps the best part of childhood is believing in magic and fairies, with…
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A Literary Holiday
Are there readers left who are weary of plastic greenery and wire-and-bristle conifers…
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Ex Libris: Jamaica Inn
“It was a cold grey day in late November. The weather had changed…
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Columbia’s First Master Architect
Perhaps no one person has left a greater mark on the built landscape…
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Ex Libris: No Beast So Fierce
As far as land animals are concerned, no predator is fiercer than the…
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The Not So Happy Dog
One of the state’s oldest recorded supernatural occurrences originated in the 1840s. The…
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What’s in a Name?
While many Columbia streets were named for a historically significant event or, more…
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Ex Libris: West with the Night
Some books, like a gripping thriller or a chilling murder mystery, are meant…
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The Illustrious Mrs. McCord
In a letter to Preston Powers in 1878, Louisa McCord lamented that her…
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