Pages of the Past
Journey through the pages of time and let the true stories of literary maestros and pivotal moments in publishing enrich your understanding of the evolution of books, novels, and the written word across the ages.
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Yesterday
13 June 1850: Alfred, Lord Tennyson marries. read more ...
13 June 1865: William Butler Yeats is born. read more ...
13 June 1908: Anne of Green Gables is published. read more ...
Today
14 June 1811: Harriet Beecher is born. read more ...
14 June 1936: Gilbert Keith Chesterton dies. read more ...
Tomorrow
15 June 1914: Dubliners is published. read more ...
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