LITERATURE

When an author dies with their work unfinished, do we let it molder in vaults, stash it away in archives, or publish it for all the world to see—even if that’s not what the writer wanted?

Some of America's most brilliant artists attended a school you may never have heard of.

London's Westminster Abbey is not only a grand and glorious place of worship, but also the final resting place of hundreds of history's most famous figures.

When we’re looking to describe an amount that’s teensy-weensy, the words aren’t precise, but they are folksy and charming.

It had been a lousy couple of years for William Shakespeare. In 1593, a plague forced the closure of theatres in London. It wasn’t until October of the following year that he could get back to work, but the theatre where he held a lease was open-air, and

In the summer of 1849, a magician billed as "The Unparalleled Necromancer" gave an unforgettable performance—made even more memorable by the fact that he was actually Charles Dickens.

Perhaps you're familiar with 'Don Quixote': a story of delusional noblemen, portly squires, and windmill monsters. But here are a few facts you haven’t heard about the two-volume 17th-century masterpiece.

In 1931, Dr. Seuss was a contributing illustrator for a "collection of schoolboy wisdom, or knowledge as it is sometimes written, compiled from classrooms and examination papers" called "Boners."

Even the world's most accomplished authors and poets occasionally suffer from this terrifying affliction.

At a 1928 dinner party in Paris, Fitzgerald kneeled before the Ulysses author, “kissed his hand, and declared: ‘How does it feel to be a great genius, Sir? I am so excited at seeing you, Sir, that I could weep.’”

Orwell never acknowledged that he borrowed from 'We,' but the uncanny similarities make it hard to conclude otherwise.