Elizabeth Bathory, often called a "Female Dracula", was rumored to be responsible for more than 600 murders of young girls who she killed to bathe in their blood.

Jan 9, 2010 - Vickie Britton

Legends say the Blood Countess Elizabeth Báthory tortured and killed hundreds of young girls in order to bathe in their blood to regain her own youth.

Jul 16, 2010 - Amanda Lindberg

This article is an analysis of the diction employed by Elizabeth Stoddard in her novel, The Morgesons.

Nov 3, 2011 - Stetson Thacker

Like so many talented Americans, Elizabeth Oakes-Smith left this world without knowing the full impact of her life and work on society.

Oct 8, 2009 - Loren Christie

A close reading of 'Sestina' by Elizabeth Bishop. A poem from her 1965 collection 'Questions of Travel' which draws on her early childhood in Nova Scotia.

Jan 11, 2012 - Ross Moore

Elizabeth Rowe became a poet when it was not fashionable for English women to do so. Who was this woman who befriended the Thynnes of Longleat and the poet John Boyle

Feb 2, 2008 - Stephen Owen

Musing and reflecting over some old pieces of her writing, the speaker compares her thoughts of the past to her present state of mind.

Mar 4, 2011 - Linda Sue Grimes

This article analyzes the poem "Filling Station" by Elizabeth Bishop and discusses how it uses its imagery to show how our lives affect others.

Aug 6, 2010 - Marcus Whalbring

In 2002 Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her family's home in Salt Lake City, Utah when she was 14 now at 20 she has written an inspiring book for victims.

Sep 12, 2008 - Whitney Moore

In The Historian, Elizabeth Kostova takes the Dracula legend and gives it a historical twist. What if the real Vlad the Impaler had become a vampire?

May 1, 2010 - Elizabeth Thomas

This "page-turner with brains" (Daily Mail) is an unusual murder mystery, because at its core it has an updated version of Dracula.

Aug 22, 2008 - Karen Murdarasi

She takes the wrong means to prove her manhood and swears without provocation. The tragedy of a poet's struggle between femininity and creative ambitions.

Feb 7, 2012 - Janet Cameron

After 60 years, director George Stevens' A Place in the Sun remains as powerful a story about longing, love and class division as has ever been put on film.

Apr 18, 2010 - Barry M. Grey

Best-selling novelist Elizabeth Buchan talks about how she writes, challenges of writing historical novels, getting a literary agent, and tips for writers.

Jan 27, 2009 - Jennifer Jensen

Writing a novel requires an idea, the right words, and something extra. Writer Elizabeth Zelvin shares the secrets of her approach to writing, from idea to execution.

Feb 17, 2009 - Janice Hally

Best known for writing 1855's North and South, 19th century English writer Elizabeth Gaskell wrote some of the most popular (and chilling) ghost stories of her time.

Sep 3, 2009 - Michelle White

The Puritans were known for the 1690s Salem witch trials. Far greater were the hangings of women for 'infanticides' and the concealing of infants' deaths.

May 24, 2010 - Alice Luckhardt

Elizabeth Boone's exclusivist approach provides some framework to the concept of writing but remains flawed in several aspects.

Feb 1, 2010 - Rebekah Richards

Horrified by communism, Elizabeth Dilling conducted a personal investigation attempting to link New Deal officials with communist and radical groups.

Nov 4, 2008 - William L. Wunder