The complete online text of The Head of the Family by W. W. Jacobs.

W. W. Jacobs, remembered today almost exclusively for his horror story "The Monkey's Paw" (The Lady of the Barge, 1902), was one of the most popular English humorists of the early twentieth century. His stories, many of them amusing tales of life along t...

THERE ARE a number of dynasties in British art, and perhaps the most powerful of them is the Nicholson family. William Nicholson, who is the subject of a lovely exhibition at Kettle's Yard in Cambridge, was born in 1872, studied under the Victorian painter...

Material from publicity departments at various racetracks was used in the preparation of this report. Charlie Assimakopoulos and his son, John, long among the best trainers in New England, left for the greener pastures of Delaware Park in April. Now they are back...

 Imagine being lashed so brutally on your back that you suffer raw, open wounds that scar you for life. Now imagine that you do not consider it suffering at all, but instead yearn to have it happen. Although you would likely be put under 24-hour...

Prosecutors announced Friday that they have reopened an investigation into the deaths of the last Russian czar and his family nearly 90 years ago after an archaeologist reported that he may have found the missing remains of Nicholas II's son and heir to the throne.The...