October 30, 2018, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + Events, Featured1A conversation on “Dying Well in Early Modern England” with curator Aaron Pratt A current Stories to Tell display embraces the Halloween spirit with a collection of early printed books from throughout the Ransom Center’s collections that take on the topic of death.
October 31, 2013, Filed Under: Art, Authors, Books + ManuscriptsWilliam Makepeace Thackeray’s chorus of witches Although best known for his 1848 novel Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray was not always a writer. After college and a brief stint studying law, he moved to Paris to try his hand as a painter. Gambling and unsuccessful business ventures decimated his inherited fortune, however, and Thackeray was forced… read more
