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Life and works of novelist, satirist and journalist Daniel Defoe, regarded the father of the English novel.

Robinson Crusoe is one of the oldest novels in the English language. However, the story of a man marooned has never lost its appeal.

Life as a pirate has been romanticized by novels and movies. Even though it was dangerous and violent, pirates themselves defended its allure and adventure.

The story behind the publication of John David' Wyss's classic children's story, The Swiss Family Robinson.

Adventure and misadventure, fantasy and fairy tale, monsters and mystery...growing up isn't easy, but some story from this guide suits the sympathies of any child.

Castaway Alexander Selkirk was the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe," spending four years on the deserted Juan Fernández Island.

Famed naturalist Charles Darwin put the Galapagos Islands on the map when, in 1835, he disembarked from the HMS "Beagle" and spent five weeks studying animal life there.

Enid Blyton, children's author of the 20th century and J.K. Rowling, children's author of the 21st century have more in common than you might think.

Robinson Crusoe is history's most famous desert island castaway. A fictitious character created by Daniel Defoe, he was based on Alexander Selkirk a real Scottish sailor.

Many authors choose to write under several different names or pseudonyms. Sometimes, the discovery comes as a surprise to the reader.

Aphra Behn was a poet, playwright, novelist, translator and spy. Born in 1640, she was one of the first English women to become a professional writer.

SF's leading magazine presents William Barton, Mary Rosenblum, Ian Creasey, Will McIntosh, alternate history from Stephen Baxter and a Silurian Tale from Stephen Utley.

Blackbeard's legend is well known, and stories of his ruthlessness were well circulated during his lifetime and even to the present. But is what we have been told true?

The Royal Mile in Edinburgh is Scotland's most famous street. Home to Edinburgh Castle and venue for the Edinburgh Festival and Edinburgh Tattoo.

The busy town of Kirkcaldy is encountered before the smaller communities of Dysart, West Wemyss, East Wemyss, Buckhaven, Methil, Leven, Lundin Links and Lower Largo.

The city of Glasgow prospered during the later part of the 18th century thanks to the lucrative tobacco trade between Glasgow and Virginia.

Many of those in the writing and publishing world believe imitating the style of other authors can help aspiring writers create a writing style of their own.

As realism strongly influenced by a materialistic bourgeois ideology, the early novel affirms the myth of a fixed class structure yet subtly encourages class mobility.

Is it correct in English to split an Infinitive? A look at this vexed question of English grammar.

Some of the negotiations for union of scotland took place in Parliament House, now part of Edinburgh High Court. Essential Edinburgh history for those who visit Scotland

After nearly 13 years of delays, Claude Robinson's plagiarism lawsuit against disgraced production company Cinar begins.

Check out all these cool happenings in February. Includes ideas and activities for kids crafts.

Bonny was a better fighter than most male pirates. When the end was near, she fought like a hell-cat on her ship's deck while her male crew mates slumbered in rum heaven.

Add pirates to the list of trials and tribulations faced by early settlers around the Virginia Colony's Chesapeake Bay. But pirates were simply independent entrepreneurs.

Pirates in love, real and fictional, include Anne Bonny and John Rackham; Mary Read and Anne Bonny; and Bêlit and Conan

Dressed as a man, Mary Read lived the life of a man's man as a woman. She was a skilled swordsman, sailed with Jack Rackham and was best friends with pirate Anne Bonny.