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The cook who became a pariah
| Anna Faherty
New York, 1907. Mary Mallon spreads infection, unaware that her name will one day become synonymous with typhoid.
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The current that kills
| Ruth Garde
In the 19th century, electricity held life in the balance, with the power to execute – or reanimate.
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Why “crazy cat ladies” are healthier than you may think
| Erica CromptonCamilla Greenwell
Writer Erica Crompton ponders the reasons behind the misogynist “crazy cat lady” trope, and reclaims cat ownership as a positive way to help restore mental equilibrium.
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The colonist who faced the blue terror
| Anna Faherty
India, 1857. In a British enclave, Katherine Bartrum watches her friend, and then her family, succumb to the deadly cholera.