The Aeneid, by Virgil, Translated by John Dry...

Let's celebrate the sparkliest time of the year with more from this detailed guide to fireworks. This time, rules about their manufacture, the lackadaisical habits and accidents that led to those rules, good factory design, and why mixing potash and sulfur is…not a good idea. Boo ...  Show more

Let's conclude our month of travels with more from this helpful yet somewhat snarky guide to riding that newfangled device, the steam train. This time, advice for the journey itself, including how to read a book, have a chat, fall asleep, rush the snack bar, and avoid losing your ...  Show more

Part One of the sleepy Herman Melville classic. 

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A viking myth bedtime story to help you fall asleep. The Beginning of Things by Abbie Farwell Brown. 

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During the next two weeks, we’ll be bringing you episodes of Mythology on Tuesdays and Thursdays, as we begin our four-part re-telling of the ancient classic, the Aeneid: After the fall of Troy, the Trojan hero Aeneas leads a band of refugees across the sea in search of a new hom ...  Show more

A sleepy musing on Eve's first days in Eden by Mark Twain. 

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