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On <em>Dracula</em>'s birthday, remember the copyright battle over the illegally-adapted Nosferatu.

On Dracula's birthday, remember the copyright battle over the illegally-adapted Nosferatu.

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 26, 2020

Victorians were obsessed with the rumor that George Eliot had two different-sized hands.

Victorians were obsessed with the rumor that George Eliot had two different-sized hands.

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 20, 2020

Before there was Jessica Fletcher, there were the Snoop Sisters.

Before there was Jessica Fletcher, there were the Snoop Sisters.

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 14, 2020

On the time Wallace Stevens broke his hand on Ernest Hemingway's face.

On the time Wallace Stevens broke his hand on Ernest Hemingway's face.

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Fun fact: Evelyn Waugh's first wife was also named Evelyn.

Fun fact: Evelyn Waugh's first wife was also named Evelyn.

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 27, 2020

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Ludwig Bemelmans, beloved author of <em>Madeline</em>, once shot a man.

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Raymond Chandler originally wanted Cary Grant to Play Philip Marlowe.

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This 1940s Dutch children's book depicts Hitler as a bug who eventually gets eaten.

This 1940s Dutch children's book depicts Hitler as a bug who eventually gets eaten.

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Employees at Little, Brown are walking out to protest the publication of Woody Allen's memoir.

Employees at Little, Brown are walking out to protest the publication of Woody Allen's memoir.

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 5, 2020

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