The most significant events in the history of books on the 22nd of November 1819: George Eliot is born. She was born Mary Ann Evans (sometimes known as Marian) and adopted the name George Eliot in 1856, when she launched her career in fiction. Eliot was the author of seven full-length […]
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November 11 in Literary History: The Two Towers is Published
The most significant events in the history of books on the 11th of November 1821: Fyodor Dostoevsky is born. In 1849, he was sentenced to death by firing squad. At the very last minute the sentence was commuted to four years’ hard labour. At the time he was still an aspiring […]