With only two bidders, an unusual watercolor and felt-tip illustration sold for £150 at a house clearance sale in England two years ago. The buyer, a Cambridge-based antiques dealer, had spotted a ...

Zoë van Dijk The Folio Society interview; a collectors edition sci-fi book Publisher The Folio Society Author Becky Chambers Artist Zoë van Dijk Release Out now Price £295 (limited to 750 hand ...

An illustration from ‘The History of Witches and Wizards,’ published in 1720, depicting witches offering wax dolls to the devil. Wellcome ...

Two recent studies speculate a natural emergence of the mysterious substance, offering ‘self-contained and calculable ...

To measure the impact that slavery has had upon modern life, historians turn tragedy into evidence: We count the number of bodies thrown overboard from a slave ship; the number of bodies hanging ...

Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston stages 'Iolanthe' with a more modern sensibility The story of love between fairies and mortals that makes fun of politicians is relevant for today, say producers.