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Type: Book11 min

Pride and Prejudice Summary: Key Ideas of Austen’s Classic

Oct 18, 2026

A concise Pride and Prejudice summary: the plot, the people and the big ideas of Jane Austen’s 1813 novel, and why it still charms readers today.

Type: Article6 min

Louis Pope Gratacap and the First T. Rex in Fiction

Oct 15, 2026

Museum curator Louis Pope Gratacap’s 1915 lost-world novel The New Northland may be the first fiction to feature Tyrannosaurus — months before the AMNH skeleton debut.

Type: Article21 min

Typing for Love or Money: The Hidden Women’s Labor behind Modern Literary Masterpieces

Oct 4, 2026

Taking dictation, revising manuscripts and typing copies, literary amanuenses often worked for little pay and less recognition. A curator revisits their story.