There are four hand written copies of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas known to exist. Three are in museums while the fourth was sold in 2006 for $280,000
Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) one of the most wildly read authors in English literature whose social commentary has taken on a life of its own
I recently read Bram Stoker’s Dracula and enjoyed it very much a well written story, here is a special Halloween edition of Fun Facts Friday
October 14 1822, the anniversary of poet Victor Hugo & his childhood sweetheart Adèle Foucher. The marriage survived infidelities, children and scandal.
Today, October 7 in the year 1955 poet Allen Ginsberg read his seminal poem “Howl” at Six Gallery in San Francisco, California
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. As you can tell, I am a fan because I think that Don Quixote is still one the most relevant stories in the world.
September 23, 1862 marks the wedding of one of them the most tumultuous couples in literary history when Leo Tolstoy married Sophie Andreyevna Behrs
Author and cartoonist Mort Walker is mostly known for creating the comic strip Beetle Bailey in 1950 as well as Hi and Lois in 1954
Theodore Dreiser is known for many things, among them are the situations he created which resemble nature studies more than the philosophical choice of agency
While many people had issues with Bestselling author Jacqueline Susann’s writing skills, she did write several best sellers.