The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
December 17 Literary Facts
Ford Madox Hueffer (later Ford Madox Ford) is born
Explore: The Good Soldier, Parade's End
Erskine Caldwell is born
Explore: God's Little Acre, Erskine Caldwell
Sylvia Ashton-Warner is born
Penelope Fitzgerald is born
Explore: The Blue Flower, Penelope Fitzgerald
Ezekiel Mphahlele is born
Explore: Mrs. Plum, Ezekiel Mphahlele
Dorothy L. Sayers dies
Explore: Suspicion, The Nine Tailors, Dorothy L. Sayers
Marguerite Yourcenar dies
Explore: A Coin in Nine Hands, Memoirs of Hadrian, Marguerite Yourcenar