This is exactly why he makes the list of the most tragic classic books. Sometimes, you simply need a good cry. But Hugo is ...

Besides its main appeal – the novels of 19th-century writers – the collection room has other interesting memorabilia.

“Iconographic Encyclopaedia of Science, Literature, and Art” was translated and updated by Spencer Baird, a man who would become the Smithsonian’s second Secretary. Much like our very own ...