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Everybody agrees the first version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella went into the fire, but the people in the house told three different stories about how it got there.

The filmmaker's work was anything but predictable—but his daily habits, which included meditation and the same meals for months at a time, were the foundation of his creativity.

These six slang phrases from Jane Austen's era are still part of our vocabulary.

Sylvia Plath suspected the spirit she and Ted Hughes talked to was their own subconscious, but she kept asking it questions anyway.

One famous author established the vampire rule that continues to captivate audiences and inspire creators today.

Even 15-year-old Princess Charlotte Augusta had an opinion on Austen's debut novel.

A peculiarly gloomy summer, a gathering of writers, and a nightmare unleashed one of the most famous monsters of all time.

Discover why Jane Austen’s first novel, "Sense and Sensibility," was published as "By a Lady" and why she remained anonymous throughout her lifetime.

130 years after having his library card revoked, Oscar Wilde was able to posthumously receive a new one.

Christopher Robin was based on A.A. Milne’s real son—and growing up as the face of Winnie-the-Pooh wasn't always a Hundred Acre fairy tale.

Prove your knowledge of Stephen King characters.

The master of the terrifying and unpredictable has a rather reliable daily schedule. Here's the daily schedule Stephen King follows, as well as his advice for writing.

Discover how a strange dream on a transatlantic flight inspired Stephen King to write 'Misery,' leading to one of his iconic psychological thrillers.

From Washington Irving to Andrew Carnegie, the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is home to a lot of famous—and famously rich—ghosts.

Irving stayed with a friend during a yellow fever outbreak, where these local sites and legends inspired his famous short story.

Discover how J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings" inspired Stephen King to write his apocalyptic dark fantasy epic, "The Stand."

From the short story he called his "best tale" and the work he considered his masterpiece to the book he called "silly," here are Edgar Allan Poe's favorite and least favorite of his own works.

Arthur Conan Doyle credited him by name for decades, but the detective he built out of him called him a very inferior fellow.

Readers couldn’t get enough of the novel, but critics had a lot to say about its flaws.

Think you know all of John Steinbeck's books? Let's put that to the test with the latest quiz.

Some of Ray Bradbury's best-known works, including 'Something Wicked This Way Comes,' were inspired by a man named Mr. Electrico who said he recognized him from a past life, and told him to "live forever."