Categories for Literature
History, Literature
The Story Behind the Creation of the Oxford English Dictionary
Once or twice during my academic years I was accused of reading the dictionary. Although untrue, I’ll admit I have skimmed a page or two upon occasion; I do readily… Read More
19th Century, Literature
Saved From the Flames: The First Series of the Poems of Emily Dickinson
In 1886, an elderly and reclusive spinster died in a small New England town, leaving instructions to her younger sister to burn all her surviving correspondences. The town was Amherst, and… Read More
Literature, Videos
Othello by William Shakespeare
Watch this short film by Las Vegas bookseller Embry Clark on why Othello is her favorite play by William Shakespeare. Read More
History, Literature, Videos
The Story Behind The Second World War by Winston Churchill
Watch a short film featuring Las Vegas bookseller Greg Hicks and the story behind The Second World War by Winston Churchill. Read More
19th Century, Literature, Videos
The Story Behind Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Watch a short film by Las Vegas bookseller Embry Clark with the story behind Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Read More
Literature
“I’ll be your Boswell”: Words Coined From Literary Classics
When you call someone a “scrooge,” most people understand you to mean someone who is miserly, uncharitable, selfish, and just generally unfriendly. Most people also know that “scrooge” stems from… Read More
Literature, Moderns, Videos
Favorite Authors: Virginia Woolf
In this short film, Las Vegas bookseller Mary Olsson tells you why she loves the work of Virginia Woolf. Read More
Literature, Moderns, Videos
The Story Behind A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
In this short film, Las Vegas bookseller Christy Shannon tells you the story behind Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms. Read More
Literature, Moderns
I Seek Another Place: Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Bluebeard”
The French folktale of a murderous nobleman called Bluebeard had been around for the better part of two centuries by the time Charles Perrault published his version in Histoires ou… Read More
19th Century, Literature
The Story Behind A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
…how he wept over it, and laughed and wept again…how he walked thinking of it fifteen and twenty miles about the black streets of London, and many a night after… Read More