Born in 1824 to creative parents, Wilkie Collins had the benefit of a varied education. This included continental travel to ...

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Never before, or since, has a king met such an untimely end like Charles I. He was proclaimed king in 1625 upon his father’s death and spent the entirety of his reign in conflict with his parliament.

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

A supernatural element was one of the foundations of Gothic literature. Adding ghosts to these tales linked them back to ancient and religious beliefs of souls and the afterlife. Writers have also ...

But the proprietor's genius idea was simply to add the words 'THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP – IMMORTALIZED BY CHARLES DICKENS ... or have sets of Dickens novels shipped back home, complete with ...

John J. Miller is joined by Jane E. Calvert to discuss ‘Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania’ by John Dickinson. National Review’s national correspondent and professor at Hillsdale College ...

As you forage through this winter's new books, you are not likely to find a more charming novel than "Tartufo." Kira Jane Buxton's story about truffle-mania whisks us away to Italy and serves up ...

“Charles was a trailblazer, a dreamer who refused to settle for the status quo,” his family shared in a statement Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Consider investing in some of the best motivational books to get you back in gear ... About the book: “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg explores how habits form and how understanding ...

Inside the box, you'll find 1,872 pieces that can be used to construct Doc Brown's improbable time machine. Lego designed the Back to the Future time machine build as a 3-in-1, allowing fans to ...