On This Day

What happened on this day in literary history?

Not a day goes by without something interesting happening in the world of books and writers. Here are some of the events that Susannah thinks are important.

Yesterday
Lady Chatterley’s Lover at the Bookshop 10 November 1960: Lady Chatterley’s Lover sells out. read more ...
Today
The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen 11 November 1843: The Ugly Duckling is first published. read more ...
Tomorrow
John Milton & The Milton Window at St Margarets 12 November 1656: John Milton marries for the second time. read more ...
What happened this month?
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        118481848WH Smith opens first railway bookstall 219501950George Bernard Shaw dies 319011901André Malraux is born
418631863William Makepeace Thackeray dies 516071607Anna Maria van Schurman is born 615581558Thomas Kyd is baptised 719131913Albert Camus is born 816021602The Bodleian Library in Oxford is opened 920042004Stieg Larsson dies 1019601960Lady Chatterley’s Lover sells out
1118431843The Ugly Duckling is first published 1216561656John Milton marries for the second time 1318501850Robert Louis Stevenson is born 1419071907Astrid Lindgren is born 1518691869Charlotte Mew is born 1618961896Joan Lindsay is born 1720132013Doris Lessing dies
1818651865Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is published 1919191919Shakespeare and Company opens 2019101910Leo Tolstoy dies 2117481748One of the most banned books in history is published 2218191819Mary Ann Evans is born 2319901990Roald Dahl dies 2419131913Swann’s Way is published
25 2617311731William Cowper is born 2715821582William Shakespeare marries 2817571757William Blake is born 2918321832Louisa May Alcott is born 3019001900Oscar Wilde dies