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What's Julian's book about, and what's with all the visions? And are any of the visions about us winning the lottery? Hey, we can dream, right?

What did Margery Kempe write about in her book, and how did people respond? We hope the answer is with many heart-wrenching and inspiring fanfictio...

Elizabeth the I had the heart and stomach of a man...and he really misses them, so if anyone could get them back from her, he'd appreciate that.

Who was Mary Rowlandson? What was her book about? Why are you reading this description when you could be watching the video? Honestly, sometimes we...

What are the themes of Oroonoko? 

For tales of intrigue, adventure, and religious purity, look no further.

Check out this video about the "white woman in peril" trope, and then go re-watch King Kong... welcome to disillusionment.

Don't fence these writers in. Or do... maybe enclosures aren't so bad after all.

Apparently, the stomach can be more than just the place where you stuff cheese puffs and guacamole.

To be honest, we don't really find jewelry all that interesting... We'd rather focus on-- Ooh, shiny!

Here come the waterworks...

These women were on the road long before Jack Kerouac.

"Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown..." Shakespeare said that. Now don't say we never taught you anything.

Phillis Wheatley was, regrettably, not a billionaire bread mogul... what a waste of a name. On the bright side, though, she was the first African American poet to be published.

Phillis Wheatley did basically the smartest thing she could have done when challenging the opinions of 19th century white people: she talked about Jesus.

When confronted with people who refuse to take you seriously, you might consider taking a leaf out of Phillis Wheatley's book of carefully-structured neoclassical poetry.

John Lennon would have loved Phillis Wheatley; she was all about imagination.

Phillis Wheatley and Neptune were pretty tight. She wasn't so great with Pluto, though. Don't ask, long story.

Whatever you do, don't get on Mary Wollstonecraft's bad side... Trust us, she will win that fight.

Mary Wollstonecraft was to feminism what your friend who just limply dips his toe in the pool is to swimming.

Like most celebrities, Mary Wollstonecraft definitely did her time on the front page of a few tabloids.

Elizabeth Bennet is a strong, independent women... who uses her independence and strength to find a suitable man... eh, it was progress for its time.

Pride and Prejudice is a book about... well, exactly what it says on the tin.

Mr. Darcy might seem like a short-tempered hermit man, and he kind of still is... but he also turns out to be a pretty okay guy.

If you ever think you're having romantic problems, just be glad you're not getting awkward proposals from your sketchy cousin.