Jul 27 2011
Amateur Archeologists Invited to Decipher Papyri
Hundreds of thousands of fragments of ancient papyri have been put online in a bid to crowd source translations.
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Jul 08 2011
Pinocchio’s Real Roots Mapped
New research reveals the real-life places behind the fictional Pinocchio in Carlo Collodi's classic tale.
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Jun 08 2011
Shakespeare’s Relative May Have Inspired Ophelia
Jane Shaxspere drowned at age two-and-a-half while picking corn marigolds near Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon home.
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Mar 04 2011
‘Irish Hamlet’ Mystery Solved?
Was Hamlet, Shakespeare's Prince of Denmark, actually Irish? That is the question.
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Jan 27 2011
J.D. Salinger Liked Burger King, Gardening
Newly released letters reveal a warmer side to the famously reclusive author of "Catcher in the Rye."
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Aug 23 2010
Victorian Poets Used Texting Lingo
“I 1der if you got that 1 I wrote 2U B4.” The note sounds like a text message exchanging between teenagers. In fact, it was written some 130 years before the arrival of the written language seen on mobile phone ...
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Jul 29 2010
Audubon’s First Engraving Discovered
The 19th-century artist's first published bird illustration has finally been found on old bank notes.
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May 24 2010
Mark Twain Memoirs Unsealed After 100 Years
The last wish of one of America's greatest authors is about to come true: Mark Twain's biography will hit stores 100 years after his death. According to a report by The Independent, the late novelist, whose works include "Tom Sawyer" ...
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May 12 2010
Robin Hood: A Legend in Many Forms
As yet another version of the Robin Hood story hits movie theaters, Olly Steads considers the legend's former incarnations.
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Mar 16 2010
Lost Shakespeare Play: Found?
An academic claims that an 18th century play, called "Double Falsehood," was based on a work by William Shakespeare.
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