The complete online text of Castilian Days by John Hay.

John Hay (1838-1905) was important for shaping America's open-door policy toward the Far East. He set guidelines for much of America's diplomacy in the 20th century, involving the United States in maintaining China's territorial integrity. Rapid change c...

The following essay discusses John Hay and his collaborator, John George Nicolay. John George Nicolay and John Milton Hay produced one of the best and most comprehensive histories written in America in the nineteenth century. Nicolay was born in Essingen...

John Hay is recognized by many as a preeminent force and voice in nature writing and regional nonfiction of the twentieth century. He is identified with Cape Cod, where he lives and has written and where he has remained active in environmental politics....

AS ONE of the "numbered academics" of the Real Academa Espanola (RAE), Emilio Lorenzo spent the last quarter of his 84 years as one of the chief custodians of the "purity and elegance of the Castilian language", and also championed correct English in Spain....

MADRID IT WAS never a match made in heaven. But the liaison between Catalan nationalists and Castilian conservatives, which let Spain's prime minister, Jose Maria Aznar, form a government in 1996, is proving surprisingly durable. Despite constant squabbles, the partners have agreed...