Literary Facts - February 23
1533: Michel de Montaigne is born. (Explore: The Essays, Of Cannibals, Apology for Raymond Sebond, How does Montaigne view human nature?)
1633: Samuel Pepys is born. (Explore: The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Samuel Pepys, Diary, Can you summarize Pepys's actions on Sept 3, 1666 in The Diary of Samuel Pepys?)
1821: John Keats dies. (Explore: Ode on a Grecian Urn, La Belle Dame sans Merci, John Keats, Ode to a Nightingale, In John Keats poem, "To Autumn", how are specific techniques used to employ...)
1868: W. E. B. Du Bois is born. (Explore: The Souls of Black Folk, The Song of the Smoke, The Autobiography of W. E. B. Du Bois, W. E. B. Du Bois, What do you think inspired W.E.B. Du Bois to write The Souls of Black Folk?)
1935: Joseph A. Walker is born. (Explore: The River Niger, Joseph A. Walker)
1937: Claude Brown is born. (Explore: Manchild in the Promised Land, Claude Brown)
1942: Haki R. Madhubuti is born. (Explore: Haki R. Madhubuti)
1995: James Herriot (James Alfred Wight) dies. (Explore: All Creatures Great and Small, James Herriot, All Things Bright and Beautiful)
