The word “book” comes from “bok”, the Old English word for “beech”, as early manuscripts were often written on beechwood tablets. read more The word “unputdownable” was coined by author Raymond Chandler in 1947, who when describing a particular book, said he “found it absolutely … unputdownable.” read more The word, bookkeeper, is the only word in English with three consecutive double letters. read more The world's first Christmas cards were sent in 1843, the same year as Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol was published. Designed by John Callcott Horsley and commissioned by Sir Henry Cole, two batches of 2,050 cards were printed and sold for a shilling each in London that year. read more The world’s first novel is The Tale of Genji, an epic story of 11th-Century Japan, written over 1,000 years ago (around 1009) by Murasaki Shikibu. The tale had an unprecedented global influence. The most recent English translation is 1,300 pages long. read more Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th U.S. President, was an avid reader, reportedly reading one book every day, even during his presidency. His reading spanned a wide range of genres, including history, philosophy, natural sciences, and fiction, reflecting his insatiable curiosity and love for learning. read more Therapies are neither cheap nor the cure for all your issues. Books are. read more There are 553 cast members in the 'Game of Thrones' TV series. However, 2,103 characters are mentioned in its book series. read more There are more public libraries than Starbucks in the USA. read more There is a book bound in human skin at the Harvard University Library. The book is titled Des destinees de l’ame (translation: Destinies of the Soul). read more There is no better travel companion than a good book! read more There's no such thing as bad weather for reading! read more «« « 34 35 36 37 38 » »»
The word “book” comes from “bok”, the Old English word for “beech”, as early manuscripts were often written on beechwood tablets. read more
The word “unputdownable” was coined by author Raymond Chandler in 1947, who when describing a particular book, said he “found it absolutely … unputdownable.” read more
The world's first Christmas cards were sent in 1843, the same year as Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol was published. Designed by John Callcott Horsley and commissioned by Sir Henry Cole, two batches of 2,050 cards were printed and sold for a shilling each in London that year. read more
The world’s first novel is The Tale of Genji, an epic story of 11th-Century Japan, written over 1,000 years ago (around 1009) by Murasaki Shikibu. The tale had an unprecedented global influence. The most recent English translation is 1,300 pages long. read more
Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th U.S. President, was an avid reader, reportedly reading one book every day, even during his presidency. His reading spanned a wide range of genres, including history, philosophy, natural sciences, and fiction, reflecting his insatiable curiosity and love for learning. read more
There are 553 cast members in the 'Game of Thrones' TV series. However, 2,103 characters are mentioned in its book series. read more
There is a book bound in human skin at the Harvard University Library. The book is titled Des destinees de l’ame (translation: Destinies of the Soul). read more
