Albania was once a socialist backwater with just 1,265 cars in the whole country. And though living standards have improved ...

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Dutch merchant William Bolts, who came to India and worked for the British East India Company, was born on this day ...

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In 1805, York County erected a poorhouse, supported by a hospital 23 ... When she looked through the window, she saw a girl reading a book with a long-haired cat sitting on the arm of the chair.

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my dad always managed to have money for books, and time to insist that we read them, so these would presumably accompany us to our unsavory digs. I confirmed my mind’s-eye view of the poorhouse ...

His 1903 book Hampshire Days captures the spirit of Selborne ... and led them to an attack on the poorhouse, where they broke down the doors and made a bonfire of furniture; then on to the ...

This country pub with rooms' eccentric interiors include top-hat lamps, giant stacks of books, eagle cuckoo clocks and neon signs ... Believe it or not, this luxurious address was once a poorhouse and ...

By The New York Times Books Staff These vintage books introduce the archetypes, settings and lavishly bonkers sensibility that are the hallmarks of great romance. By Olivia Waite Two new books ...