Composers find inspiration in the stories and tales that capture their imaginations; luckily we listeners have the opportunity to be inspired too.

Thanks to Chaucer’s prowess at pithy, memorable descriptive writing, no photographs are necessary to imagine his characters accurately.

Fox Business’s Gerri Willis tells the rarely told story of Elizabeth Van Lew and her efforts during the Civil War.

The literary icon’s 250th anniversary exhibition will be on view at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City.