Back in the days of the dime novel, these tawdry tomes would be passed around to be shared with friends and those who enjoyed light fare. This digital collection from Villanova University's Falvey Memorial Library brings together eight remarkable collections of items that include non-fiction titles, scholarship on dime novels, and beautiful covers and illustrations. One rather curious and colorful...

The Brown University Library Center for Digital Scholarship continues its fine work with this exquisite trove of illustrations from "El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote De la Mancha," or as it is commonly known in English, Don Quixote. This particular collection brings together illustrations from this celebrated tome created before the turn of the 20th century, including renditions by artists like...