Presents humorous anecdotes from the author's childhood which includes summer vacations in Norway and an English boarding school.

"Meet the man who created Alice, the Mad Hatter, and Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. Lewis Carroll is the pen name of Charles L. Dodgson, a mathematician and church deacon, who taught at Oxford University. He was inspired to write his best known works, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, by one of the Dean's daughters, Alice Liddell. The books were hugely successful and brought Carroll wide acclaim, especially for the nonsense...

Tells the story of the well-known playwright, William Shakespeare, and of the famous Globe Theatre in which many of his works were performed.

Follows the life and writing career of the popular nineteenth-century English novelist.

Discusses the early life, London years, work, influence, and importance of William Shakespeare.

A brief biography of the author of such popular books as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "James and the Giant Peach."

Discusses the life and work of the prolific nineteenth-century British writer, known for such works as "Oliver Twist," "A Christmas Carol," "American Notes," and "A Tale of Two Cities."

Explores the man, the mind, and the spirit behind the fantasy world of Narnia.