Barbara Basbanes Richter

Charles Perrault's Modern Views, 300 Years Later
If Charles Perrault (1628-1703) hadn't been forced into early retirement, the world might never have had
Fifteen men on the dead man's chest--
Resolutions for the Francophile
What's your resolution for 2015?
A Home and the World
Requiem for the Bibliophile
100 Treasures of The Rare Book Reserve at the BnF
If anyone really needs an excuse to go to Paris, here's one for you bibliophiles: through January 31, The Bibliot
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
The stories of Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter Rabbit are beloved worldwide, and their creator mined her own child
Flora Illustrata: The Mertz Library's Collection in Full Bloom
Renaissance Codes and Ciphers Exhibition at the Folger
Grimm Brothers' First Edition of Fairy Tales in English: Not For the Faint of Heart
"Snow White," "Rapunzel," and "Hansel and Gretel;" three stories read and beloved worldwide in a narrative style that has remained unchanged in two hundred years.