On This Day Charlotte and Bernard Shaw (centre) with Sidney Webb and Beatrice Webb (foreground) 01 Jun 2022 1 June 1898: George Bernard Shaw marries Cheryl
On This Day The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse 14 May 2022 14 May 1842: The Lady of Shalott is published Cheryl
On This Day Maurice Sendak & Where the Wild Things Are 08 May 2022 8 May 2012: Maurice Sendak dies Cheryl
On This Day The Bros Grimm and The German Dictionary 01 May 2022 1 May 1852: The Bros Grimm publish the first part of a dictionary Cheryl
On This Day Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney 01 May 2022 1 May 1966: Death of a Naturalist is first published Cheryl
On This Day A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 30 Apr 2022 30 April 1859: A Tale of Two Cities is published Cheryl
Books, On This Day, Reading Roget's Thesaurus is published 29 Apr 2022 29 April 1852: Roget’s Thesaurus is first published Cheryl
On This Day Paradise Lost, 1688 by John Milton 27 Apr 2022 27 April 1667: John Milton sells the rights to Paradise Lost Cheryl
Books, On This Day, Reading Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 25 Apr 2022 25 April 1719: Robinson Crusoe is published Cheryl
Books, On This Day, Reading William Shakespeare's grave 23 Apr 2022 23 April 1616: William Shakespeare dies Cheryl
Books, On This Day, Reading Henry Fielding. The History of Tom Jones 22 Apr 2022 22 April 1707: Henry Fielding is born Cheryl
Books, On This Day, Reading Ethel Turner's marriage 22 Apr 2022 22 April 1896: Ethel Turner marries Cheryl