The prolific Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen died 150 years ago, yet fairy tales like ‘The Little Mermaid’ and ‘The Ugly Duckling’ still move readers to this day
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Long-lost Bram Stoker story discovered in Dublin
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Researchers reveal lost library of Charles Darwin for the first time
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Man of the people: The history and context of Aleksandr Afanasev’s collection of obscene Russian folktales
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Alice in Wonderland’s hidden messages
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What early American writers knew about our scariest stories
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A story about living in nature and the value of culture captures the spirit of Finland – Lizzie Enfield explores the remarkable legacy of 'Seitsemän veljestä'
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English translation of Finland's epic poem, The Kalevala (1898)
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How to live like Jane Austen
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Disappointed love and dangerous temptations: Textile factories and true crime
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Despite being a best-selling author, Jane Austen was paid very little
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Rebuilding Jane Austen’s library
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The 19th century best-selling author excluded by the Brazilian Academy of Letters
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How a teenage girl became the mother of horror: Mary Shelley combined science and the supernatural to write Frankenstein, the world’s first science-fiction novel
3 votes