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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