These forgotten 1970s bestsellers once dominated bookstores, bestseller lists, movies, and television. Decades later, many books that shaped popular culture have nearly disappeared from public memory.
Several of Nostradamus’ prophecies have proven to be outright lies—but now historians think they’ve uncovered the biggest lie of them all.
One of the greatest writers and philosophers in French history, Voltaire was a man who made the written word his business in all its forms. One of his favorite uses of his craft was to...
“My dreams were all my own; I accounted for them to nobody; they were my refuge when annoyed—my dearest pleasure when free.”— Mary ShelleyMary Wollstonecraft Shelley was the daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft, an early warrior...
"Those who have heard me speak from time to time know that quite often I cite the observation of that great American author, Mark Twain, who said, history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes."...
When Ernest Hemingway married his beautiful fourth wife Mary Welsh, it was supposed to be a fairy tale. Within years, it turned into a horror story.
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