Literature

Following the publication of The Shortest Way with the Dissenters, Defoe was accused of seditious libel and put in the pillory on the last three days of July 1703.

Nigel Wilcockson explores the vast range of titles published over the years.

Celebrating the library and the University of Oxford’s greatest benefactor.

The French writer died on 29 September 1902.

Richard Cavendish marks the anniversary of Sherlock Holmes' most famous case, March 25th, 1902.

On Feb 4, 2002, the Women's Library opens in an extraordinary new building in Aldgate East in London. The new library is a place for people to debate and explore what the future holds for women.

The author of Les Misérables was born on February 26th, 1802.

William Rubinstein continues his survey of topics of enduring popular debate by examining the controversy surrounding the true identity of England's famous bard.

On October 8th 1600, Thomas Fisher published A Midsummer Night's Dream in quarto format thought to have been printed from Shakespeare’s own handwritten copy.

The ancient library of Alexandria, destroyed by fire in AD270 is to be replaced by a new great library in the city to open this year, which will also serve as a local city museum.