If I listen to the few existing recordings of Henry Irving speaking in 1898, it’s hard to connect. One of the most renowned ...

Say you’re a high society lady in the Victorian-era United States. And say a charming bachelor catches your eye across the dance floor and wants to get to know you.

After long days focused on the facts, our newsroom reads a lot of fiction at home. We asked our NPR colleagues what they've ...

A. The painting its heroine, Grace, copies. B. Grace’s cousin, Charles, who disappears and then (allegedly) returns, more than a decade later. C. The idea that we are all constantly changing and that ...

Redfin reports that America’s housing is aging, with few new homes built, driving up prices in cities like Buffalo and New ...

"The Dying Art of Life" by shoeless is a warm and engaging historical novel that immerses readers in a cross-genre experience ...

Graydon Carter is part of a power list of editors from a bygone golden era of print, most famously Vanity Fair. His ...

Perhaps this is why her debut novel, The Water Cure, was nominated for the 2018 Man Booker Prize, and in 2023, she was named ...

Revisiting the revolutionary era of angry young men, which placed a cultural focus on working-class stories, reflected in the ...

Buzzy artist Alexandra Metcalf has created a time-melding, immersive installation that touches dark histories in her new London show.

The period dramas, through their unique narratives, showcase the challenges faced by people, such as the struggles of women, farmers, and nobles. Here’s a list of 7 period dramas that depict the life ...

The naturalist knew his work on evolution would be contentious. But a new biography reveals his canny PR strategy.