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In 1828, thousands gathered in Bury St Edmunds to watch William Corder hang for the murder of Maria Marten, his lover, in a ...

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Trent Lewin has made the 2025 CBC Short Story Prize shortlist for Ghostworlds . He will receive $1,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and his work has been published on CBC Books.

The Great Gatsby is synonymous with parties, glitz and glamour – but this is just one of many misunderstandings about the book that began with its first publication a century ago, in April 1925.

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Strange “hairy” covers of books in medieval Europe were made from seal skin obtained from Viking descendants, a new study has found. It is rare to find medieval manuscripts in their original ...

Books with furry covers are indicative of medieval monks ... according to the study. The cover isn’t made from fabric or paper, but rather an “atypical” leather with hair still attached. “In ...