Literature

Angela's Ashes The background to Irish resentment of British rule

Bible (The): How it came to modern civilization

Catch Me If You Can: The saga of Frank Abagnale - con-artist turned government crime-catcher

Chronicles of Narnia: A Story about C.S. Lewis, the series' author

Dead Sea Scrolls: Examples of the famous scrolls and the story of their discovery

Fyodor Dostoevsky: The great 19th century Russian author had a gambling addiction and was sentenced to death by firing squad while he was a young man. His gambling experiences were the basis of his book The Gambler

Illuminated Manuscripts: Magnificent art accompanies written texts

J.M. Barrie: The story behind Peter Pan

Jules Verne: A look at Captain Nemo and the Nautilus

Koran (The): Muhammad, the prophet, and the creation of Islam's holy book

liad (The): Story of the Trojan War

Legend of Baggar Vance (The): Inspired by the Hindu epic and scriptural poem, Bhagavad-Gita

Chicago: Maurine Dallas Watkins (the play) on which the film is based

The Scarlet Letter: The Puritans and their society

Vanity Fair: The Illustrations of William Makepeace Thackeray

Virginia Woolf: Hear her voice in one of Britain's rare surviving audio clips

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