Gertrude loves Alice: Hailing literature’s greatest power couples
The power couple is a long-running social concept. However, only in the literary sphere do they do it properly. In fact, their love enabled the production of true classics.
The real gladiators were well funded, well fed egotists
The modern-day take on the Gladiator places him as a slave fighting alongside brothers to escape. The reality is entirely different. They were well funded, popular and rather egocentric.
Two literary sons an equal to their famous fathers
The legacy of a famous father is usually a death sentence for the career of the son. However, there are exceptions to the rule.
All in a day’s work: Five circadian novels you should know about
A circadian novel is one that follows their characters over a 24-hour period. It’s tough to produce, but when done correctly, the results are spectacular.
Stolen inventions and the men history mistakenly remembered
While necessity is the mother of invention, we don’t necessarily honour the right man who fathered it.