Moments in Time – May 12, 2021

#Middlebury On May 30, 1431, in Normandy, Joan of Arc, the peasant girl who became the savior of France, is burned at the stake for heresy. Her most serious crime was her rejection ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – Oct. 23, 2018

#Middlebury On Nov. 8, 1847, Bram Stoker, author of the horror novel “Dracula,” is born in Ireland. The concept of vampires didn’t originate with Stoker. John William Polidori’s ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – May 9, 2018

#Middlebury #MomentsInTime On May 26, 1897, the first copies of the classic vampire novel “Dracula,” by Irish writer Bram Stoker, appear in London bookshops. In 1890, Stoker published ... Continue Reading →