Writers
Did George Orwell Pick Up TB During the Spanish Civil War?
A new technique was able to pull tuberculosis bacteria and morphine residue from a letter the author sent in 1938, ten years befor his diagnosis
The Prince Who Preordered Jane Austen’s First Novel
The future George IV was a big fan of the author, a feeling she half-heartedly reciprocated with a dedication years later
Collaborative “Mail Art” Puts the Post in Postmodernism
Letters, envelopes and enclosures take center stage in an intimate new art show
The Adventurous Writer Who Brought Nancy Drew To Life
Mildred Wirt Benson helped invent the fictional teen sleuth who became a generational role model
What Is the Future of Fire?
Geologist Andrew C. Scott reconstructs the sites of past blazes to look at our relationship with this elusive element
The Case for Charles Dickens, the Science Communicator
A new exhibition dives into the Victorian novelist's passion for science
The Story of Josiah Henson, the Real Inspiration for 'Uncle Tom’s Cabin'
Before there was the novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, a formerly enslaved African-American living in Canada wrote a memoir detailing his experience
Dorothy Parker’s FBI File Is Available to Public for First Time in a Decade
Parker was blacklisted by Hollywood just as she was reaching her peak as a screenwriter
How "Young Adult" Fiction Blossomed With Teenage Culture in America
In the '60s and '70s, books like <em>The Outsiders</em> and <em>The Chocolate War</em> told stories that dealt with complex emotions and social realities
Scholar Finds New Isaac Bashevis Singer Story
“The Boarder,” which is published for the first time in the <i>New Yorker</i>, was discovered while going through the prominent writer’s vast archives
How Charles Dickens Imagined a Westworld-like Robot Theme Park Back In 1838
The writer's dystopia, populated by 'automaton figures,' was surprisingly modern
Why Are We Always Searching For "A Quiet Place?"
Perhaps the real monster is not noise, but instead our own intolerance of unwanted sounds
What Makes the Advice Column Uniquely American
In a new book, author Jessica Weisberg dives into the fascinating history of the advice industry
How British Gun Manufacturers Changed the Industrial World Lock, Stock and Barrel
In ‘Empire of Guns,’ historian Priya Satia explores the microcosm of firearm manufacturing through an unlikely subject—a Quaker family
The First Novel for Children Taught Girls the Power of Reading
Nearly three centuries before heroines like Katniss and Meg Murray, Sarah Fielding published a book on the values of female education
"Lost" Feminist Dinner Set Goes on Public Display for the First Time
The 50-plate "Famous Women Dinner Set" by Bloomsbury Group artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant includes portraits of the well-known and the overlooked
Writing in the Public Eye, These Women Brought the 20th Century Into Focus
Michelle Dean’s new book looks at the intellects who cut through the male-dominated public conversation
Unseen Illustrations by J.R.R. Tolkien Are Coming to Oxford
“Tolkien: Maker of Middle Earth,” opening at the Bodleian libraries this summer, will include manuscripts, letters, maps and artwork
The Beloved Classic Novel “The Little Prince” Turns 75 Years Old
Written in wartime New York City, the children’s book brings out the small explorer in everyone
The 19th-Century “Golden Hours” Convention Brought Young Readers Together to Meet Their Literary Heroes
The dime novels and story papers entertained boys and launched a popular culture we still consume today
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