Literary Facts - April 21
1699: Jean Racine dies. (Explore: Andromache, Bérénice, Phaedra, Britannicus, Jean Racine)
1816: Charlotte Brontë is born. (Explore: Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë, Why did Charlotte Bronte pretend to be a male author ?, How is Charlotte Bronte's life reflected through Jane Eyre? How are they...)
1910: Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) dies. (Explore: The Autobiography of Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Mark Twain, What is Mark Twain's social criticism in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,..., What elements are unique to Mark Twain's style? How could you identify a...)
1923: John Mortimer is born. (Explore: A Voyage Round My Father, John Mortimer, Charade, Titmuss Regained, Summer's Lease)
1930: Robert Bridges dies. (Explore: Robert Bridges, Discuss the figurative language used by Robert Bridges in "London Snow.")
2000: A. W. Purdy dies. (Explore: A(lfred) W(ellington) Purdy)