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Jane Austen’s novels advocated virtuous living, drawing on Aristotelian ideas of virtue and implicit Christian virtues to find the middle path to happiness.
Jane Austen drew on her family life, social circle, and extensive education to write her beloved novels that reinvented the narrative of morality.
Discover the life, legend, and literature of one of the Romantic era's greatest authors, Frankenstein creator Mary Shelley.
Widely referred to as the queen of textiles in the ancient world, silk helped to transform ancient China in myriad ways.
King John of England is one of history’s most memorable and celebrated kings, whose name has entered the realms of myth and legend.
Did Alexander Graham Bell steal the telephone? Uncover the 150-year mystery of the liquid transmitter and a race for history's biggest patent.
Despite how the title may read, this incursion refers to a musical invasion, starting in 1964, when British bands jumped “the pond,” changing American musical tastes.
Mata Hari’s name is surrounded by mystery and intrigue; was she really a Word War I spy, or merely a dancer who became embroiled in scandal?
