Before Louis Braille developed the tactile braille system, the most common method of teaching blind students to read was ...

Fashion in books is important. We'd even be as bold as to say that clothes make a character. Without her black dress Truman Capote's Holly Golightly wouldn't be an effortlessly chic socialite.

Some of the key characters in The Woman in Black by Susan Hill are explored through police interview-style dramatization. The four characters of Jennet, Arthur, Sam Daily and Keckwick are ...

Liesel Meminger. Harry Potter. For centuries, the plucky orphan has been a stock character, one as archetypal as Prince ...

The most popular archetypes permeate literature, film, and TV, providing us with familiar faces that make us feel at home, even in the most innovative of narratives. A character archetype ...

This clip could be used as a revision aid or watched after reading the text, to cement key points. This clip is suitable for teaching English Literature at GCSE or National 4 and 5. A musical ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Some years ago, when the debate about “likable characters” and their desirability (or not) in fiction was still lighting up ...

Her uncanny ability to breathe life into characters through mysterious themes ... is regarded as one of the most influential mystery books of all time. The Murder at the Vicarage introduces ...

Right now, Netflix is deep into production the fourth season of its monster hunting fantasy series The Witcher. Thanks to ...

Have you ever wondered which fictional book character embodies the essence ... sign can reveal a fascinating correlation with some of literature’s most beloved heroes and heroines.

Other characters from previous Strout books, including Bob Burgess’s brother Jim, also show up. When the book came out Sept. 10, critics and readers were excited by the idea that Strout was ...

Spooky music. Spine-chilling decor. Creepy drinks. And awesome prizes on offer for the best dressed. It’s that time of the ...