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Published in 1907, this illustration was one of the exhibits at the show, Engraved Illustration: Journey of Book ...
The Lit. Bar serves the Bronx as its only independent bookstore. True to its name, the bookshop also serves as a wine bar.
English actor and director, Laurence Oliver was one of the greats. But which of his films are considered the best?
Peruse enough bookstores – or just stroll past their window displays – and you’ll certainly have encountered the design trends adorning our best (and bestselling) literature. Illustrations abound: ...
The country’s objects and ideas, including matcha and emojis, that have had an outsize influence on the world.
As the UK celebrates the writer's 250th birthday, there's never been a better time to explore the dramatic bluffs and picture-perfect villages connected to her most famous novel.
After the house suffered extensive fire damage in 1940, generations of the Howard family have faithfully restored parts of ...
Forget the more famous trains, this Orient Express train goes from Europe to the actual East, writes City AM's Sophie Ibbotson ...
Each generation has found their own way of producing entertainment through “moving pictures,” all the way back to hand shadow characters projected on a cave wall by firelight.
The Victorian era is famously regarded as a period of restraint—restraint in clothing, social norms, emotional behavior, communication … the list could go on and on.
MN Shortlist is your weekly curated roundup of recommended events from MPR News, including a poetic evening with Jim Moore, a ...