The university open a full-scale recreation of a colonial coffee house, a centerpiece of Penn’s first major exhibit of the ...

During the late 18th century, a flurry of social, political and economic changes offered many a new vision of personal ...

A charity has compiled an extensive list of Scots words, and their meanings, from the books that the series Outlander is ...

1 FOURTH WING (Red Tower, $20.99). By Rebecca Yarros. A young woman competes to secure a spot at an elite war college for ...

Since the late 18th century, small colonies of bats have guarded the books in the Joanina Library at the University of Coimbra in central Portugal. The library contains 60,000 books that are all ...

Whether we prefer Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, or Thomas Hardy, we must admit many of fiction's rockstars ...

Quantum Theatre’s new production will shine a light on a historical rebel you won’t find in textbooks. Benjamin Lay was an 18th-century abolitionist and animal rights advocate. He was also part of the ...

Newly discovered documents at Longleat suggest Jane Austen may have drawn inspiration from the Wiltshire estate.

The new season of Outlander introduced us to many new characters, in addition to our beloved ones like Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan.

In “The Age of Choice,” Sophia Rosenfeld questions whether choosing — what to buy, whom to vote for — is actually worth it.

What did Jane Austen read, in between writing "Pride and Prejudice" and "Emma"? In "Jane Austen's Bookshelf," "Pawn Stars" ...