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You know him best as the author of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.' But one writer suspected him of being Jack the Ripper.
Learn more about legendary author F. Scott Fitzgerald through some of his most famous quotes on love, literature, and happiness.
The elusive art of poetry isn’t so hard to master if you know how to set the stage.
“I don’t love you, not at all; on the contrary I detest you—you’re a naughty, gawky, foolish slut.”
For decades, the only way to read Vita Sackville-West's 'A Note of Explanation' was by really, really squinting.
The famed French novelist, who was born on this day in 1802, installed peepholes in his guest bedrooms.
Not all stationery needs to be practical.
With flowing prose and a courageous pen, Virginia Woolf wasn't afraid to dissect any topic, whether it was the idiocy of warfare or the joys of sex.
Shortly before her death, the author sent her 8-year-old niece a New Year's greeting—written entirely backwards.
It's just as convenient as writing on your hand.
Nueva Qwerty makes language a little simpler.
"Optimism means better than reality; pessimism means worse than reality," 'The Handmaid's Tale' author Margaret Atwood said. "I'm a realist."
The mid-century masterpiece has been called his most autobiographical play.
How a seaside vacation in 1890 gave rise to Bram Stoker's terrifying tale.
Accused by his countrymen of collaborating with the Nazis, the once-beloved British author fled in 1947 and never looked back.
Since its release in 1930, 'As I Lay Dying' has become regarded as an American classic—and a bit of an endurance test for some readers.
Rock stars. Writers. Royals. Truman Capote wasn't afraid to say exactly what he thought of his fellow celebrities.