Turns out, he’s in good company: Here’s the story of Gandalf and other famous characters who experienced an identity change before publication. “You’d be with a bunch of people in the pub ...

Writers are often told to write what they know, so it should come as no surprise that many of the most famous characters in literary history are based on real people. Whether drawing inspiration ...

One of the wittiest female characters in literary history, Nora Charles from The Thin Man, doesn’t hold a candle to her inspiration, Lillian Hellman. Lillian was author Dashiell Hammett’s ...

The greatest pieces of literature would be nothing without their characters. This could be regarded as an obvious statement, of course stories cannot be made without the people — and sometimes ...

She’s interested in how considering the influence of black voices on Twain’s famous character helps desegregate American literature. In the book’s title chapter, I’m interested in how the ...

So to some extent, Oblomov is the most Russian literary character ever written ... Perhaps that’s the reason she remains famous. Perhaps Kira Knightley was a doubtful choice for the Karenina ...

Rowling isn’t the only writer to revisit her old literary haunts and famous characters. Many others tried to close the book on their famous creations only to be drawn back by the demands of fans ...

This monument to the famous character from Nikolai Gogol’s story ... authors Ilf and Petrov hold a special place in the Russian literary consciousness. In total, dotted around the country ...