by Matt Seybold | Jan 20, 2017 | The Study
Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on January 20, 2017 To the Editor of The Tribune. Sir: I can truly say that this has been the most melancholy day of my life. When I arose this morning & reflected that on this day it was to be given me to see...
by Matt Seybold | Nov 8, 2016 | The Study
Originally posted by: Matt Seybold on November 7, 2016 “History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” – The Apocryphal Twain In November 1973, Gore Vidal’s Burr debuted at #4 on the NYT Best Seller List. The novel spent the next 39 weeks in the top ten,...
by Matt Seybold | Nov 1, 2016 | The Study
Originally posted by: Matt Seybold on November 1, 2016 The Chicago Cubs first trip to the World Series since 1945 is, for many fans of the franchise, tinged with the melancholy remembrance of friends and family. Many lives were lived in the interim between World...