Books, On This Day, Reading J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone 31 Jul 2021 31 July 1965: J.K. Rowling is born Cheryl
Books, On This Day, Reading Penguin books 30 Jul 2021 30 July 1935: Penguin books first published Cheryl
Books, On This Day, Poets, Reading The only undisputed portrait of Brontë, from a group portrait by her brother Branwell, and her book, Wuthering Heights. 30 Jul 2021 30 July 1818: Emily Brontë is born Cheryl
On This Day Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley 28 Jul 2021 28 July 1814: Percy Bysshe Shelley elopes with Mary Godwin Cheryl
Books, On This Day, Reading Hilaire Belloc & Jim who ran away 27 Jul 2021 27 July 1870: Hilaire Belloc is born Susannah
Books, On This Day, Reading George Bernard Shaw in 1911 26 Jul 2021 26 July 1856: George Bernard Shaw is born Cheryl
Books, On This Day, Poets, Reading Samuel Taylor Coleridge at age 42 25 Jul 2021 25 July 1834: Samuel Taylor Coleridge dies Cheryl
Books, On This Day, Reading Alexander Dumas in 1855 24 Jul 2021 24 July 1802: Alexandre Dumas is born Cheryl
Books, On This Day, Reading Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea 21 Jul 2021 21 July 1899: Ernest Hemingway is born Cheryl
On This Day Middlemarch 19 Jul 2021 19 July 1869: George Eliot commences work on Middlemarch Susannah
Books, Memoir, On This Day, Reading Frank McCourt & Angela's Ashes 19 Jul 2021 19 July 2009: Frank McCourt dies Susannah
Books, Jane Austen, On This Day, Reading Jane Austen 18 Jul 2021 18 July 1817: Jane Austen dies Cheryl
Books, On This Day, Reading Captain Matthew Flinders 17 Jul 2021 17 July 1814: Publication of A Voyage to Terra Australis Susannah 2 Comments