On This Day Yakov Polonsky & his Complete Poems 18 Dec 2024 18 December 1892: Russian poet, Yakov Polonsky is born Cheryl
On This Day Astrid Lindgren (2nd from right) with her siblings 14 Nov 2024 14 November 1907: Astrid Lindgren is born Cheryl No Comments
On This Day Thomas Kyd & The Spanish Tragedy 06 Nov 2024 6 November 1558: Thomas Kyd is baptised Cheryl
On This Day George Bernard Shaw aged 80 & the garden at Shaw's Corner 02 Nov 2024 2 November 1950: George Bernard Shaw dies Cheryl
On This Day WHSmith booksellers & William Henry Smith 01 Nov 2024 1 November 1848: WH Smith opens first railway bookstall 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 Shirley by Charlotte Bronte 26 Oct 2024 26 October 1849: Shirley by Charlotte Brontë is published Cheryl
On This Day Tomb of Geoffrey Chaucer 25 Oct 2024 25 October 1400: Geoffrey Chaucer dies (maybe) Cheryl
On This Day Sarah Josepha Hale in 1831, by James Lambdin 24 Oct 2024 24 October 1788: Sarah Josepha Hale is born Cheryl
