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Kelly Eden | Essayist | Writing Coach

Mar 10, 2023

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History--unique people from our past

Unique stories about people in our past.

Kelly Eden | Essayist | Writing Coach

The Racist Lie New Zealanders Taught Their Children

The genocide used to justify colonization

Aug 2, 2020

The Racist Lie New Zealanders Taught Their Children

Aug 2, 2020

Kelly Eden | Essayist | Writing Coach

The Mysterious Dead Girl Whose Looks Attracted Thousands of Admirers

The mystery of L’Inconnue de la Seine

Mar 10, 2022

L’Inconnue de la Seine, the mysterious face loved by thousands.

Mar 10, 2022

Kelly Eden | Essayist | Writing Coach

The Woman Who Faked Multiple Personality Disorder and Fooled the Medical World

Or was her doctor the one to blame?

May 14, 2022

Woman with multiple personalities

May 14, 2022

Kelly Eden | Essayist | Writing Coach

How 19th Century Sailors Embraced a Custom of Cannibalism

And what finally put an end to it

May 30, 2022

17th Century ships struggle in choppy seas.

May 30, 2022

Kelly Eden | Essayist | Writing Coach

Was this Uneducated Frenchman the Most Ingenious Literary Forger of Modern Times?

He made a fortune selling 27,000 letters From Cleopatra, Aristotle, and Lazarus

Nov 16, 2022

Cafe in Paris late 1890s

Nov 16, 2022

Kelly Eden | Essayist | Writing Coach

Kelly Eden | Essayist | Writing Coach

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