History is waiting to be discovered.

From The Little Mermaid to The Ugly Duckling.

Living during a tumultuous era of German history, they looked to the stories of the past.

Between 1943 and 1947, over 120 million specially-printed paperbacks were distributed to members of the armed forces. 

Literary censorship has long been a source of contention.

Explore history from a people-focused perspective.

The author was inspired by his WWII and postwar experiences.

The Florentine author of the Divine Comedy was a forerunner of the Renaissance.

The Weird Sisters in the Scottish play may have been based on real people.

One of the dictionary's top contributors was an inmate at a psychiatric hospital.

It launched many careers and brought Shakespeare to Harlem.

A new collection emerges from the writings of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning author.

There's a reason why they span human history. 

Disgruntled audiences pelted him with rotten eggs.

A battle of the brightest minds.

The late author was known for his essays on baseball, reflections on aging, and so much more.

Some of these structures are still standing, while others are lost to time.

These texts have had a tangible effect on the past and present.

This terrifying wreck, and its cannibalistic aftermath, inspired Moby Dick.

The beloved children's author was deterred from a career as a mycologist.

These 10 accomplished women led countries, wrote poetry, chronicled history, and made their own.