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‘I Am Going Mad Again’: The Tragic Tale Of Virginia Woolf’s Suicide

Virginia Woolf's suicide note revealed the sad reason why she drowned herself in England's River Ouse. But the full story behind her death is even more heartbreaking.

By Hannah McKennett • May 21, 2019

‘I Am Going Mad Again’: The Tragic Tale Of Virginia Woolf’s Suicide

Virginia Woolf's suicide note revealed the sad reason why she drowned herself in England's River Ouse. But the full story behind her death is even more heartbreaking.

By Hannah McKennett • May 21, 2019

27 Interesting Facts About William Shakespeare The Bard Probably Wouldn’t Want You To Know About

These interesting facts about William Shakespeare will change everything you thought you knew about the infamous bard.

By Laura Martisiute • May 10, 2019

27 Interesting Facts About William Shakespeare The Bard Probably Wouldn’t Want You To Know About

These interesting facts about William Shakespeare will change everything you thought you knew about the infamous bard.

By Laura Martisiute • May 10, 2019

Bonnie And Clyde’s Tragic Poetry Found In Newly-Uncovered Notebook

"Some day they’ll go down together, they’ll bury them side by side. To few it’ll be grief, to the law a relief, but it’s death for Bonnie and Clyde."

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 28, 2019

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Bonnie And Clyde’s Tragic Poetry Found In Newly-Uncovered Notebook

"Some day they’ll go down together, they’ll bury them side by side. To few it’ll be grief, to the law a relief, but it’s death for Bonnie and Clyde."

By Marco Margaritoff • February 28, 2019

Newfound Letters Reveal Charles Dickens Wanted His Sane Wife, Catherine Dickens, Locked In An Asylum

In the midst of a messy divorce, Charles Dickens tried to have his wife Catherine Dickens committed to an asylum so he could move in with his young mistress.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 27, 2019

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Newfound Letters Reveal Charles Dickens Wanted His Sane Wife, Catherine Dickens, Locked In An Asylum

In the midst of a messy divorce, Charles Dickens tried to have his wife Catherine Dickens committed to an asylum so he could move in with his young mistress.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 27, 2019

Lee Israel, The Infamous Literary Forger Whose Story Inspired ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’

Starting in the early 1990s, down-on-her-luck writer Lee Israel began to expertly forge letters from famous figures like Noel Coward and Ernest Hemingway — and then sell them to collectors.

By Caroline Redmond • Sep 28, 2018

Lee Israel, The Infamous Literary Forger Whose Story Inspired ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’

Starting in the early 1990s, down-on-her-luck writer Lee Israel began to expertly forge letters from famous figures like Noel Coward and Ernest Hemingway — and then sell them to collectors.

By Caroline Redmond • September 28, 2018

Crime Author Liu Yongbiao Was Just Sentenced To Death — For The Murders That Inspired His Works

For 22 years, Liu Yongbiao got away with murder while writing novels inspired by those murders. Then the police tricked him into giving himself up.

By Bernadette Deron • Aug 1, 2018

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Crime Author Liu Yongbiao Was Just Sentenced To Death — For The Murders That Inspired His Works

For 22 years, Liu Yongbiao got away with murder while writing novels inspired by those murders. Then the police tricked him into giving himself up.

By Bernadette Deron • August 1, 2018

How H.A. Rey And Curious George Escaped The Nazis And Created A Classic

If author H.A. Rey hadn't avoided the Nazis in dramatic fashion, the world wouldn't even know about Curious George today.

By William DeLong • Jul 11, 2018

How H.A. Rey And Curious George Escaped The Nazis And Created A Classic

If author H.A. Rey hadn't avoided the Nazis in dramatic fashion, the world wouldn't even know about Curious George today.

By William DeLong • July 11, 2018

From Theodor Geisel To Dr. Seuss, The Forgotten History Of Everyone’s Favorite Children’s Author

While we know Dr. Seuss best for his tongue twisters and whimsical characters, the famed children's author actually got his start by drawing some rather controversial ads.

By Daniel Rennie • Jun 5, 2018

From Theodor Geisel To Dr. Seuss, The Forgotten History Of Everyone’s Favorite Children’s Author

While we know Dr. Seuss best for his tongue twisters and whimsical characters, the famed children's author actually got his start by drawing some rather controversial ads.

By Daniel Rennie • June 5, 2018

Eating Kids As A Solution To Food Shortages: Why One Famous Writer Once Proposed It In “A Modest Proposal”

After several attempts to instigate policies with parliament, Irish writer Jonathan Swift channeled his ire into A Modest Proposal, a satirical pamphlet that posited child-eating as the only viable solution to the country's famine.

By Aimee Lamoureux • May 15, 2018

Eating Kids As A Solution To Food Shortages: Why One Famous Writer Once Proposed It In “A Modest Proposal”

After several attempts to instigate policies with parliament, Irish writer Jonathan Swift channeled his ire into A Modest Proposal, a satirical pamphlet that posited child-eating as the only viable solution to the country's famine.

By Aimee Lamoureux • May 15, 2018

Zora Neale Hurston’s Interviews With Cudjo Lewis Set To Be Published After 80 Years

Her book chronicles the life of Cudjo Lewis, the last surviving slave from the last slave ship to bring Africans to the United States.

By Katie Serena • May 4, 2018

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Zora Neale Hurston’s Interviews With Cudjo Lewis Set To Be Published After 80 Years

Her book chronicles the life of Cudjo Lewis, the last surviving slave from the last slave ship to bring Africans to the United States.

By Katie Serena • May 4, 2018