Richard Rothwell’s portrait of Mary Shelley. PIC COURTESY/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Frankenstein has carved a niche for itself in pop ...

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was born in 1816 on the cold, wet shores of Lake Geneva, under thundery, leaden skies. It was the “year without a summer” when the eruption of a volcano in ...

Though modern horror books have evolved, classic, groundbreaking horror novels still have the power to chill thanks to their ...

Discoveries of new texts from the dry sands of Egypt, along with sharpened critical insight, have now proven that this portrait of Mary is entirely inaccurate. She was indeed an influential figure ...

Discoveries of new texts from the dry sands of Egypt, along with sharpened critical insight, have now proven that this portrait of Mary is entirely inaccurate. She was indeed an influential figure ...

In South West Poland lies Ząbkowice Śląskie. Most of you have likely never heard of the town, and yet, it is famous. Why? Linked to a gruesome 17th-century tale it is said to have been an inspiration ...

Mary Shelley started writing Frankenstein in 1816 when her friends held a competition to write a scary story. Her friends included the famous poets Percy Shelley and Lord Byron. Shelley’s story ...

The Catalog of American Portraits (CAP) is a national portrait archives maintaining data and images for nearly 200,000 portraits. The CAP maintains records of historically significant American ...

76.2 x 63.5 cm. (30 x 25 in.) ...

Washington Irving was born in New York City in 1783, just 18 months after his namesake George Washington led America to ...

Potassium and sodium may well have been named potarchium and sodarchium, a new digital platform focusing on the life, times ...

206 x 120.6 cm. (81.1 x 47.5 in.) ...