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Happy Birthday Sir Arthur Conan Doyle!

Sherlock's creator (though he would have hated this title) was born today, 22nd May in 1859. He had a love-hate relationship with Sherlock; despite it becoming the most popular detective series...

World Book Facts for World Book Day 2015

World Book Day 2015 is celebrated on Thursday, 5th March and is HUGE. Join in and celebrate authors, illustrators, books and (naturally) reading, no matter where you are in the world.  Its main...

Book Illustrations - 1900's

I am collecting some lovely turn of the century illustrations on my pinterest board, please have a look below and let me know of your favourite artists! I am looking...

Google Doodle - Literature, Authors & Books

A collection of bookish Google doodles that have appeared over the years Jane Austen's 235th Birthday - 16th December 2010   Charles Dickens' 200th Birthday - 7th February 2012 Charlotte...

Top 12 Famous / Favourite / Best Opening Lines ...

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice (1813) ‘It was...