The British Library has the original manuscript of Beowulf that was published in the year 1000, most likely during the reign of King Æthelred the Unready. It is widely considered the best poem ...

The national library of the United Kingdom releases software that lets iPod, iPad, and Android users explore many of its treasures. British Library app brings Beowulf, The Beatles - CNET X ...

The national library of Great Britain and the world's largest library, the British Library, is launching its first smartphone app today for iPhone, iPad and Android. The "Treasures" app offers a ...

Somebody returned a copy of "Beowulf" 54 years after it was checked out. It would have accumulated a fine of about $1,000, the library said.

Here’s something that’s awesome: The ancient “Beowulf” manuscript is now online — for the first time ever — in all its 3,186 lines of Old English, monster-slaying parchment-y glory.

As the cold sting of winter finally starts to fade, so the literary festival season edges closer. An addition to the line-up this year is a five-day celebration of the legendary saga of Beowulf ...

Dec. 15 (UPI) --A Pennsylvania library revealed a copy of Chauncey Brewster Tinker's classic Beowulf was recently returned after being checked out 54 years earlier. The Sewickley Public Library ...

It took 54 years, but the Sewickley Public Library in Pennsylvania has its copy of Beowulf back. It was checked out in January 1969. And since the library is fine-free now, there was no charge.