An 1810 sketch of Jane Austen by the novelist’s sister, Cassandra, will accompany the writing desk used by the author ... and hand-illustrated letters from JRR Tolkien to his grandson.

Matilda to Alice in Wonderland - The classics you may already know, and the hidden gems that deserve more attention – as chosen by Philip Womack ...

Some have tried to work out why a raven is like a writing desk. But most will be content ... The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien (1937) In The Hobbit, an odder book than it at first appears, the tiny ...

Highlights we can't wait to see include Tolkien’s handwritten letters, Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway manuscript, Jane Austen’s writing desk, and the only portrait likely to have been painted of ...

Populated as it is with elves, demons and magic of all kinds, J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” is perhaps the most influential fantasy narrative of the past century. But few things ...

Karen Wynn Fonstad was a cartographer who exhaustively mapped J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.” She used a grid system to index ...

LEGO’s latest The Lord of the Rings set takes us on a truly glorious journey into darkness, one that, sometimes literally, and sometimes metaphorically, glows, burns, seeps, cuts, surprises ...

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James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

Sitting at a traditional desk for hours can leave your body stiff and your mind fatigued. Switching to a standing desk, even just to change positions occasionally, can help prevent shoulder and ...