If Edmond Rostand is known throughout the world today, it is for his play Cyrano de Bergerac (1897; translated, 1921). Although he wrote a total of seven plays and three volumes of poetry, he has been remembered through the years for the "panache" and po...
THE story of little Sarah Cook and her Turkish waiter left decent Sun readers numb with shock, and the Daily Mail called their liaison "a bizarre romance". The shocking thing about it, however, was that it was not a romance. On the contrary: it...
No romance, but plenty of laughs Newman, the crooning curmudgeon, delights Pabst crowd with wit By DAVE TIANEN dtianen@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel Wednesday, October 22, 2003 He's an L.A. boy with a Dixie point of view, a curmudgeon with a soft...
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, a pioneer of the modern historical romance novel marked by strong heroines, detailed period settings and steamy sex scenes, has died, her family and publisher said Tuesday. She was 68.Woodiwiss, whose first book "The Flame and the Flower" became an instant best...
The excavation of a hidden chamber at the former home of Thomas Jefferson's girlfriend has not turned up any love letters _ yet. "We still have about 2 feet further down to dig," said Thane Harpole, who is leading the project along with fellow archaeologist...
