British Writers
Arthur Conan Doyle Agreed to Write 'The Sign of the Four' at a Fateful Dinner in 1889
The handwritten manuscript he produced is going to auction, where it could become the most expensive item associated with the mystery writer ever sold
Mr. Darcy's Famous Wet Shirt Sells for $25,000
Actor Colin Firth’s costume from the BBC's “Pride in Prejudice” doubled auction house estimates
Rare 'Jungle Book' Watercolor Goes on Display at Rudyard Kipling's Home in England
"The Return of the Buffalo Herd" is one of only four surviving illustrations from the book
What Is the Dominant Emotion in 400 Years of Women's Diaries?
A new anthology identifies frustration as a recurring theme in journals written between 1599 and 2015
Who Was Georgina Hogarth, Charles Dickens' 'Best and Truest Friend'?
Unpublished letters reveal new insights into the baffling relationship between the English novelist and his sister-in-law
The Sensation Novelist Who Exposed the Plight of Victorian Women
Wilkie Collins drew on his legal training to dramatize the inequality caused by outdated laws regarding marital and property rights
This Museum Is Searching for Lost Artworks by Members of the Bloomsbury Group
The Charleston museum is launching a new initiative to acquire 50 privately owned works by 2030
Paddington Will Take Center Stage in Musical Adaptation
The beloved bear dressed in a blue duffle coat and red hat is set to sing and dance with the Brown family in 2025
Jane Austen's Annotated Copy of 'Curiosities of Literature' Is For Sale
The novelist used a pencil to underline roughly 15 passages from the text by Isaac D'Israeli
Shakespeare's Portrait Travels to Edge of Space
The stunt was planned to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Bard's First Folio
An Early Charlotte Brontë Story Speaks to the Author's Lifelong Fascination With the Supernatural
The 1830 account details an eerie encounter with a stranger who predicted the death of the writer's father
Virginia Woolf Scorned Fashion but Couldn't Escape It
A new exhibition investigates the Bloomsbury Group's relationship with clothing, accessories and sartorial social norms
Following British Explorer Isabella Bird's Footsteps Through the Rockies, 150 Years Later
The intrepid Victorian-era author proved that a lady’s life could be in the mountains, and I am forever grateful for that
Forgotten Winnie-the-Pooh Sketch Found Wrapped in an Old Tea Towel
A rediscovered drawing of the iconic children's book character and his friend Piglet could sell for thousands at auction
Swifties Can Now Study Literature (Taylor's Version)
At a Belgian university, Taylor Swift fans can expect intertextual analysis beyond their wildest dreams
Bookstore in Hungary Will Fight Fine for Selling 'Heartstopper,' a Popular LGBTQ Graphic Novel
Officials say the bookseller broke the law by promoting the novel to minors and failing to wrap it in plastic foil
Roald Dahl Museum Apologizes for the Author's Antisemitism
Building on a 2020 statement from the writer’s family, the charity condemned Dahl's racism as "undeniable and indelible"
Without the First Folio, Half of Shakespeare's Plays Would Have Been Lost to History
The 400-year-old text presented the Bard's plays as serious literature, muddling the boundaries between popular culture and high art
You Can Now Buy the Estate Where Jane Austen Wrote 'Pride and Prejudice'
The writer spent more than half her life on the property, where she drafted some of her most famous novels
The Making of Emily Brontë
A new film imagines the events that inspired the notoriously private author to write "Wuthering Heights"
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