Great novels are often connected-to (or based-on) real-life events. It's fun to search-for (and uncover) those connections. This Collection features fictional stories with real-life tie-ins.
A house in London, which appears to have a neglected door, isn't neglected after all. A strange man, who looked detestable, had keys to come-and-go th...
Since the time of Ulysses, the Greek island of Cephalonia has a rich history of folk tales, tragedies, artifacts and winemaking.
Tony Mendez gets all six U.S. diplomats out of Iran.
As Marie stays up late, to play with the Nutcracker and her other Christmas gifts, the clock strikes and strange things occur. The Nutcracker comes to...
An eyewitness sees Edward Hyde murder Sir Danvers Carew, an esteemed Member of Parliament and Gabriel Utterson's client.
C.S. Lewis sets the Chronicles of Narnia in his beloved County Down, in Northern Ireland.
Millions of readers know C. S. Lewis as the creator of the characters and the imaginary world depicted in "The Chronicles of Narnia."
The effect of the coming of missionaries to Hawaii transformed the country.
John Felton, an angry soldier whose income is cut, walks 60 miles to stab Buckingham with a butcher's knife.
When his brother Arthur, the Prince of Wales dies, Henry the Duke of York learns he will be king after his father's death.
The movie Angela's Ashes portrays the ongoing dispute between England and Ireland.
After Ebenezer Scrooge takes a trip with the Three Spirits, he decides to make changes in his life. He determines not to end-up like his partner, Jac...