Stuart Ferguson - Shakespeare and Company Archives

Highlands Through The Years

Cynthia Strain’s evocative new book captures a Highlands that’s quickly slipping into myth and legend.

Armistead’s Much Ado

Issue: July 2023 | by Stuart Ferguson - Shakespeare and Company in History in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

A dizzying array of incidents and characters swirled around the singular Mr. Armistead Burt.

The Best Novel I Ever Read

Issue: June 2023 | by Stuart Ferguson - Shakespeare and Company in History in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

A marvelous summer time idyll, Refuge retains its charm through the years.

Meet James Grant

Issue: May 2023 | by Stuart Ferguson - Shakespeare and Company in History in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

The curiously incompetent James Grant’s victorious Battle of Echoe was never about glory, but it ended with despair and dishonor.

A Fascinating Life She Led : Katherine Willoughby

Issue: March 2023 | by Stuart Ferguson - Shakespeare and Company in History in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Our friend Katherine Willoughby enriched the lives of everyone she encountered in her peripatetic life.

Treatment as Inspiration

Issue: Winter - 2023 | by Stuart Ferguson - Shakespeare and Company in History in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Robert Louis Stevenson’s bout of bronchiectasis led to his greatest novel and also, inevitably, to Stuart’s grandmother and the stunning woman who would become the eternal face of Irish beauty.

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Get to Know High Glen

Issue: November - 2022 | by Stuart Ferguson - Shakespeare and Company in History in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Tony Chambers’ pair of novels set on the outskirts of “High Glen” recall a gentle time on the Plateau.

Tales of Wade Hampton

Issue: September - 2022 | by Stuart Ferguson - Shakespeare and Company in Lifestyles & Wellness in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

The larger-than-life Wade Hampton III made his mark on history and, of course, Cashiers.

Masa’s Wild Vision

Issue: August - 2022 | by Stuart Ferguson - Shakespeare and Company in History in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

A new volume explores George Masa’s rugged travels through the wild spaces of Western North Carolina. You can learn more at the September 8 Zahner Lecture Series, set for 6:00 P.M. at the Highlands Nature Center.