Emma Smith is Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Hertford College, Oxford and author ofPortable Magic: A History of Books and their Readers(Allen Lane, 2023) Four centuries after Shakespeare’sFirst Folioleft the Jaggards’ print shop in the Barbican, the British Library have produced a beautifu...
In our new history books section, we keep track of some of the books coming out by Five Books interviewees and frequently recommended authors. We're also scanning catalogues and highlighting interesting new history books being published that come to our attention. It's impossible to cover all ...
For many, 2023 was a year of momentous change and loss, marked by events that will be chronicled in history books for generations to come. Longstanding tensions in the Middle East erupted when Hamas invaded Israel on October 7 and have continued to reverberate through the Israeli counterattack a...
Historic events each year make the news and are the topics of conversation for various amounts of time. Some events are more significant than others and, when ...
Through preordained fate or pure chance, 2023 will go down as one of the best years ever when it comes to the quality and quantity of games released throughout the year. Most of these games were likely originally targeting 2022 or even earlier, but the global pandemic threw everyone's ...
As the new year sweeps in, so do the new releases. We’ve rounded up an assortment of books coming out early this year that you won’t be able to put down. From the years BCE to recent history, take your historical knowledge to the next level with this new batch of books. These ...
Vote up the events from 2024 so significant, they're destined to be in history books. Historic events each year make the news and are the topics of conversation for various amounts of time. Some events are more significant than others and, when something groundbreaking occurs,...
Books made of bamboo or wood were heavy, and inconvenient for reading and carrying. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cai Lun used materials such as tree bark, hemp and rags to make paper, known as "Cai Lun Paper". Light and cheap, it soon became widespread and replaced bamboo and wood ...
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Historic events each year make the news and are the topics of conversation for various amounts of time. Some events are more significant than others and, when ...