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August 28 Literary Facts
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is born
Explore: Faust, The Sorrows of Young Werther, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship, Johann Goethe
Sheridan Le Fanu is born
Explore: Uncle Silas, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Green Tea
Leigh Hunt dies
Explore: Leigh Hunt, Summary of "The Glove and the Lions" by Leigh Hunt
John Betjeman is born
Explore: John Betjeman, Summoned by Bells, What is the summary and analysis of John Betjeman's "Slough"?
Robertson Davies is born
Explore: Fifth Business, What's Bred in the Bone, Reading and Writing, Robertson Davies, Why do characters in Robertson Davies' Fifth Business change their names?
Vonda McIntyre is born
Explore: Vonda N(eel) McIntyre
Rita Dove is born
Explore: Geometry, Mother Love, Rita Dove, What is the theme of Rita Dove's poem "Daystar"?
William Stafford dies
Explore: At the Bomb Testing Site, Burning a Book, William Stafford, Traveling Through the Dark, What is the theme of "The Osage Orange Tree" by William Stafford?