Literary Facts - May 26
1703: Samuel Pepys dies. (Explore: The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Samuel Pepys, Diary, How does Pepys’s diary reveal his place in London life in the 1660s?)
1799: Alexander Pushkin is born. (Explore: The Stationmaster, The Queen of Spades, Alexander Pushkin, The Shot, Why did Pushkin end his novel Eugene Onegin the way he did?)
1887: Leonard Bacon is born. (Explore: Who was Leonard Bacon, and what did he contribute to American literature?)
1916: Walker Percy is born. (Explore: The Moviegoer, The Second Coming, Walker Percy, Love in the Ruins)
1959: Raymond Chandler dies. (Explore: The Big Sleep, Farewell, My Lovely, The Long Goodbye, Raymond Chandler, What are the main themes in The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler?)
