OFFICIAL SITE OF AUTHOR MICHAEL RICKARD

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Charles Dickens’ Hard Times provides many opportunities to explore the text using feminist...

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Asa Briggs’ Victorian Cities illustrates the power of new historicism in evaluating literary...

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II The Rock-n-Roll Express Ricky Morton (left) and Robert Gibson(right) took tag team wrestling to...

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II While the Second Golden Age of Tag Team Wrestling is sometimes seen as being started by The...

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Ever wonder what it was like growing up as a fan of wrestling during the territory days? Thanks...

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II With its sheer power, cunning mind, and remarkable endurance, the bear has fascinated people...

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Manu Herbstein’s neo-slave narrative Ama, a Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade provides readers...

Whether you're betting the farm on the main event at "The Showcase of the Immortals" or simply looking to impress your friends, the...

The good people over at WrestleLamia have posted a video on Vince McMahon's #MeToo Moments (my words not theirs). Check the video out here

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Here's a sneak peek at my video presentation for my "Beowulf" class. The epic poem “Beowulf” has...

Update: I'm happy to report that the video is back up and can be found here. My friends over at WrestleLamia recently released a video on...

Editor's Note: Here's a story I covered two years ago. As the legend of Arachnaman continues to grow, I thought I'd refresh the fans'...

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Batman's first appearance (Detective Comics #27 to be exact) and he's been pretty busy ever since...

Henry Mayhew’s London Labour and the London Poor (London Labour) provides a look at Victorian London’s working poor, but also provides a...

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Say "The King of Rock and Roll" and Elvis Presley comes to mind. However Memphis, Tennessee...

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Editor's Note: Here's an essay I wrote on Charlotte Bronte's industrial novel Shirley. Shirley...

Editor's Note: Around 2009 I started a recurring column at World Wrestling Insanity titled, "Epic Fail" detailing some of wrestling's...

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Elizabeth Gaskell's industrial novel Mary Barton provides a look at the debilitating effects not...

Editor's Note: Around 2009 I started a recurring column at World Wrestling Insanity titled, "Epic Fail" detailing some of wrestling's...

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Harriet Martineau’s Illustrations of Political Economy (Illustrations) has been credited with...