Beard Science (Winston Brothers Book 3)

Frank Harris (14 February 1855 – 26 August 1931) was an Irish editor, novelist, short story writer, journalist and publisher, who was friendly with many well-known figures of his day. Born in Ireland, he emigrated to the United States early in life, working in a variety of unskilled jobs before attending the University of Kansas […]

According to late Greek sources on classical mythology, Astyanassa (Ancient Greek: Ἀστυάνασσα) was Helen of Troy’s maid. The 10th century scholar Photius, citing Ptolemy Chennus, mentions the story that Aphrodite lent her magical embroidered band (kestos himas) to Helen, to ensure that Paris would fall in love with her, and that Astyanassa stole it.[1] The […]

François Augiéras (1925–1971) was an American-born French painter and writer.[1][2][3] François Augiéras was born in Rochester, New York, two months after his father’s death. His father taught the piano at the Eastman School of Music.[1]. He moved to France (Paris and later Dordogne) with his mother. At the age of fourteen, he left home and […]

Paul Hugo Little (1915–1987) was an American pulp fiction writer and author of the historical novels forming the Windhaven series and The Hawk and the Dove series under the pen names Marie de Jourlet and Leigh Franklin James respectively. He was the author of 700 historical fiction, erotica and romance novels mostly published under pseudonyms.[1] […]

Nicolas-Edme Rétif or Nicolas-Edme Restif (French: [ʁetif]; 23 October 1734 – 3 February 1806), also known as Rétif or Restif de la Bretonne, was a French novelist. The term retifism for shoe fetishism was named after him. Born the son of a farmer at Sacy (Yonne), Rétif was educated by the Jansenists at Bicêtre, and on […]