CLASSIC literature is enjoying a sudden surge, but it’s the value of the books rather than the words in them that is ...

A 100-year-old 'masterpiece' has been called the greatest classic novel of all time, beating out the likes of Jane Austen and George Orwell ...

Classic authors quiz! How much do you know about some of the greatest authors and their works of literature? Test your knowledge in this fun lifestyle quiz.

In his introduction, Joseph Epstein offers a broad definition of literary genius: “Timelessness, grandeur of vision, originality of outlook—all these in concert and worked at a high power comprise ...

We've all spent time buried chin-deep in the champagne-soaked world of Jay Gatsby, the smoky jazz Clubs of On the Road, or one of Holly Golightly's Upper East Side soirées. And I bet I'm not the ...

Of Greek writers, also, Lucian and Plutarch, — especially the former, — if classic in style, are modern in spirit. On the other hand, Dante and Milton are classic in their objective ...

First published in 1974, John le Carré’s “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” (Penguin: 400 pp., $16) deals with the quest to ferret out a double agent within the highest levels of the British ...

Literary Genius: 25 Classic Writers Who Define English & American Literature. Paul Dry Books, $18.95 (246pp) ISBN 978-1-58988-035-1 ...