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The search for the waters of eternal life has fascinated figures from Gilgamesh to the conquistadors to Hollywood studio ...

Leif was a historian, a fountain pen connoisseur, and a kind soul who brought a remarkably eclectic background to his time ...

BOOZY British tourists partying in Portugal face huge fines amid a purge on bawdy behaviour. The party mecca of Albufeira has become the latest hotspot to get tough on rowdy guests. It means ...

An Australian novelist jailed in China has in a letter to his supporters and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese detailed his "unbearable suffering" as he enters his seventh year in detention.

Science has a delicate relationship with society. Both have the right to speak and both shape one another — for better or worse. Governance and government rely increasingly on a science that is ...

Mother's Day, celebrated annually on the second Sunday of May since 1914, began as a movement for unity and recognition of mothers' sacrifices. Evolving from post-Civil War efforts to promote ...

FAMOUS BATTLES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. Described by Archibald Forbes, George A. Henty. Major Arthur Griffiths, and other well-known writers. Edited by Charles Welsh, author of "A Bookseller of ...

The Emmy Award-winning journalist, author and talk show host, 54, hosted the PEN America Literary Awards on Thursday, May 8, cheekily dubbed “the Oscars for Books." To open up the ceremony ...

Dyer said he would stay at the playwright’s house and learn about famous writers and poets like WH Auden and CS Lewis. Actor Danny Dyer has said the death of his mentor, playwright Harold Pinter ...

EXCLUSIVE: After officially announcing the cast for their incredible endeavor at CinemaCon in March, Sam Mendes and Sony Pictures now have landed the writers that will help spearhead The Beatles ...