Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
“Man-eating orchids” (March-April). Bernard Witlieb suggested as a possible answer the short story “The Flowering of the Strange Orchid,” by H.G. Wells, in which a man breeds an orchid that overpowers him with its scent and sucks his blood until it is discovered in the act and destroyed by his housekeeper.
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The Magicians author discusses his influences, from Harvard to King Arthur to Tolkien.
A former Harvard College dean reviews Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber’s book Terms of Respect.
With Loved One, the Harvard grad and Lampoon veteran makes her debut as a novelist.
Anne Neal Petri promotes George Washington and historic literacy.
Published the year the Titanic sank, “Harvard’s Best” is a quizzical ode to the University.
A conversation with the former Navy SEAL and gold-medal-winning Paralympic skier
