Do you know which Jane Austen books these lines are from?

Reading is a dying art. In 2024, 40 per cent of Britons did not read or listen to a book. More than a third of adults say that they’ve given up reading for pleasure. In the era of the smartphone, ...

Nobel laureate Hermann Hesse redefined wisdom, not as mere knowledge, but as a soul's preparation for life's lessons. His philosophy emphasizes a secret art of thinking and feeling unity, urging ...

Kolkata came to a standstill when prolific writer and former Sheriff of Calcutta, Mani Sankar Mukherjee or Sankar breathed his last. Popularly known for his lit ...

Ilaiyaraaja has received an interim order from the Delhi High Court. It restrains the music composer from using or claiming rights to music from 134 films. While Ilaiyaraaja claims ownership as the ...

Ever notice how certain foods in books stick with you long after you've finished reading? There's something about the way authors describe a meal, a snack, or even a simple drink that can transport ...

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian BATH, England, Feb 16 (Reuters) - On a window of a Bath townhouse, one of the southwestern English ...

Within four months, three picture books and one YA novel inspired by Herman Melville’s best-known works are hitting shelves.

Quote of the day: Blaise Pascal, who lived from 1623 to 1662, made lasting contributions to probability theory, fluid ...

Researchers found a tiny bottle from ancient Rome that contained fecal residue and traces of aromatics, offering evidence that poop was used medicinally more than two thousand years ago.

Wiseman's narration-free documentaries, including Titicut Follies, Hospital and Central Park, examined institutions and neighborhoods. He died Feb. 16. Originally broadcast in 1986.