<p>How much do you know about the Victorian <b>novelist who outsold Dickens</b>? Or the woman who became the <b>first published poet in America</b>? Do you know what connects Homer’s Iliad to Aesop’s Fables?<br><br><i>The Secret Library</i> explores these <b>intriguing morsels of lesser-known history</b>, along with the familiar literary heavyweights we know and love. Bringing together an <b>eclectic literary mix</b> of novels, plays, travel books, science books and joke books, author Oliver Tearle explores how the history of the Western World has intersected with all kinds of books over the last 3,000 years. <br><br>Delve into this <b>treasure trove of curious literary examples</b> to learn how our history and books are inextricably linked.</p>
