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How Mr. Fields Saved “The Scarlet Letter”

by Guest Author

Without Mr. Fieldsm you might never have written the term paper

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I Stalked “The King” in 1980

by J. Dennis Robinson

With apologies to Stephen King

Read moreI Stalked “The King” in 1980

Political Poems for the Common Man

by Vintage Pics

Sam Walter Foss distrusted politicians and rich folks, trusted common folks

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A True Fan of the Aldrich House Museum

by Vintage Pics

A souvenir of a memorial to a novel about bad boys in POrtsmouth

Read moreA True Fan of the Aldrich House Museum

Pat Wall Talks about “Beyond Freedom”

by Guest Author

Enslaved in Portsmouth, freed in Boston, two books for children

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The Ballad of Jack Ringbolt

by Guest Author

A rediscovered masterwork of horror, maritime history, and religious passion by the tortured pen of James Kennard, Jr.

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The Men in “The Tent on the Beach” by Whittier

by J. Dennis Robinson

A beach, a poem, and three writers in a tent in 1867

Read moreThe Men in “The Tent on the Beach” by Whittier

Turning Seacoast Fact into Historical Fiction

by J. Dennis Robinson

Kenneth Roberts drew heavily from local history for his novels and many have followed

Read moreTurning Seacoast Fact into Historical Fiction

Nathaniel Hawthorne: 10-Days at the Isles of Shoals in 1852

by Guest Author

Arguably, the most compelling word-picture of life at the Shoals as tourism challenged two centuries of fishing culture

Read moreNathaniel Hawthorne: 10-Days at the Isles of Shoals in 1852

An Introduction to Hawthorne on the Isles of Shoals

by Guest Author

Craig Brown paves the way for the must-read 1852 journals of Nathaniel Hawthorne

Read moreAn Introduction to Hawthorne on the Isles of Shoals

Sally Wood was First Maine Novelist

by Guest Author

Did Dan Brown borrow her Illuminati novel idea?

Read moreSally Wood was First Maine Novelist

William Dean Howells Loved Kittery Point

by Guest Author

"What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending."--WDH

Read moreWilliam Dean Howells Loved Kittery Point
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