The Wikipedia article on Thomas Middleton contains the following claim: Due to a theological pamphlet attributed to him, Middleton is thought by some to have been a strong believer in Calvinism. This statement has no source. Is the title of this pamphlet known or is this attribution based on a ...

I'm looking for children's books that include forced marriage. Any time period/genre will do as long as the book was written for children. I'm researching how forced marriage is depicted in children's literature, so even if you don't necessarily love/recommend the book I would still love to hear ...

(Not sure if this should be on English.SE or History.SE) In The Adventure of the Cardboard Box (a Sherlock Holmes short story): "'I was blue ribbon at that time, and we were putting a little money by, and all was as bright as a new dollar. My God, whoever would have thought that it could have co...

I was wondering if someone could help me identify this story from Greek (I'm almost certain) legend that I read when I was young (in the 80s or 90s). Anyway, an athlete is competing at the discus, but is such a good thrower, he throws the discus into the spectating crowd and kills a man. I believ...