The Great Library of Alexandria is among the most incredible buildings and projects of the Ancient world. Here, we try to uncover the truth of its rise and fall.
The Great Library of Alexandria is among the most incredible buildings and projects of the Ancient world. Here, we try to uncover the truth of its rise and fall.
Learn more about this literary legend and the impact Charles Dickens has had in the 19th century and beyond.
A brief history of Jules Verne and his life as an acclaimed writer on what would be his 197th birthday.
After harboring it since the 1980s, Italy has returned a piece of Iraq’s history, marking another success in the nation’s attempts to retrieve all it lost in the war.
Buried underneath the National Scottish Library sits a street that is a blast right back into the 1800s, with stonework, gates and hidden rooms.
On what would be her 143rd birthday, we’re taking a look at the impressive and oftentimes tragic life of author Virginia Woolf.
Cole’s Book Arcade was once a household name in Melbourne but is now a historical relic. But what made it special? Why was it so well-loved?
The library of Ashurbanipal is one of the true wonders of the ancient world. Discover how the Assyrian king’s collection of texts connects us to our past.
Learn more about the history behind Galileo Galilei, his detailed sketches of the moon, and where these sketches are today.
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has been reimagined countless times since its publication in 1843, here are 10 lesser-known facts about the instant classic.
