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LANGUAGE · LITERATURE · HISTORY · STORIES · IDEAS
HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Before English Was English.
Journey through ancient kingdoms, conquests, and centuries of change to discover how the English language became what it is today.
DISCOVER ENGLISH'S HISTORY ›Every word carries a past.✦
STORIES
Stories
Stories, fables, maxims and stranger narrative paths gathered in one place.
Enter Stories ›FROM THE SHELVES
Fresh Ink
New stories, ideas and discoveries from around the Nook.
THE NOOK’S CHRONICLE
The Nook’s Chronicle
The weeks pass, the months gather, and the ideas remain.A regular round-up of discoveries, stories, language, history and all the curious things found along the way.
Enter the Chronicle ›CALENDAR NOOK
The Illustrated Calendar Gallery
Twelve months, many worlds.Seasonal illustrations, literary landscapes and curated collections to accompany your year.
Explore the Calendar Nook ›HISTORY NOOK
Born on October 25, 1941, Anne Tyler became one of the most distinctive American novelists of her generation by finding extraordinary depth in ordinary lives. Across more than…
WORD NOOK
Beneath the church, stone steps descend into darkness. The air is cold, the silence heavy, and a distant voice sounds strangely hollow. Sepulchral describes what belongs to the tomb—and what carries its solemn, deathlike atmosphere into the world of the living.
A THOUGHT FOR THE ROAD
“All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.”
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
“Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink.”