Thomas Worth’s 1872 illustration for the Household Edition of The Old Curiosity Shop highlights her grandfather’s grief at losing Little Nell. (Thomas Worth via George P. Landow/Victorian Web) Modern ...

Modern medicine has enabled citizens of wealthy, industrialized nations to forget that children once routinely died in shocking numbers. Teaching 19th-century English literature, I regularly encounter ...

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CAPE MAY – Step back in time, have tea with your teddy bear, try your hand at old-fashioned midway carnival games, do a handstand, enjoy a hands-on experience with area sea life and much more, as fun, ...

A childcare worker accused of sexually abusing toddlers was unaware for months that he had been banned from working with children. He denies posing a risk to children and is appealing against the ...

The only surprise is that ideologues in the country’s most socially progressive state are waiting until the kids are that old before attempting to induce an existential crisis. You have to admire the ...

Thomas Worth's 1872 illustration for the Household Edition of _The Old Curiosity Shop_ highlights her grandfather's grief at losing Little Nell. Thomas Worth via George P. Landow/Victorian Web Modern ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrea Kaston Tange, Macalester College (THE CONVERSATION) Modern medicine has enabled ...