On This Day Earliest of six known manuscripts of Robert Burns' song Auld Lang Syne & 1841 illustration of the poem 31 Dec 2024 31 December 1796: Auld Lang Syne Cheryl
Jane Austen, On This Day Persuasion by Jane Austen 20 Dec 2024 20 December 1817: Persuasion is published Cheryl
Jane Austen, On This Day Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen 20 Dec 2024 20 December 1817: Northanger Abbey is published Cheryl
Jane Austen, On This Day Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 30 Oct 2024 30 October 1811: Sense and Sensibility is published Cheryl
On This Day The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 30 Jun 2024 10 December 1884: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is first published Cheryl
On This Day Thomas Hardy's birthplace at Bockhampton, Dorset 02 Jun 2024 2 June 1840: Thomas Hardy is born Cheryl
On This Day Samuel Pepys & his diary 31 May 2024 31 May 1669: Samuel Pepys records the last entry in his diary Cheryl
On This Day Christopher Marlowe's death 30 May 2024 30 May 1593: Christopher Marlowe is killed Cheryl
On This Day Oscar Wilde and Constance Lloyd with son, Cyril 29 May 2024 29 May 1884: Oscar Wilde marries Constance Lloyd Cheryl
On This Day The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald 27 May 2024 27 May 1922: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is published Susannah
On This Day Allan Ramsay's Edinburgh shop 27 May 2024 25 May 1726: World’s first lending library opened Cheryl
On This Day Mary Had a Little Lamb 24 May 2024 24 May 1830: Mary Had a Little Lamb is published Cheryl
On This Day Newspaper advertisement for Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde 1908 silent movie 21 May 2024 21 May 1908: Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde premieres Cheryl