Literary Facts - May 7
1812: Robert Browning is born. (Explore: My Last Duchess, Robert Browning, Summarize what happened in the poem "My Last Duchess".)
1861: Rabindranath Tagore is born. (Explore: 60, Rabindranath Tagore, The Postmaster, Examine the theme of "Castaway" by Rabindranath Tagore.)
1888: Fenton Johnson is born. (Explore: Who was Fenton Johnson, and what did he contribute to American literature?)
1927: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is born. (Explore: Heat and Dust, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala)
1931: Gene Wolfe is born. (Explore: Castle of Days, Soldier of the Mist/Soldier of Arete, Gene (Rodman) Wolfe)
1939: W. D. Valgardson is born. (Explore: Who is W. D. Valgardson, and what has he contributed to Canadian literature? )
1940: Angela Carter is born. (Explore: The Bloody Chamber, The Erlking, Angela Carter)
1941: J. G. Frazer dies. (Explore: The Golden Bough, Sir James George Frazer, J. G. Frazer)
1948: Wendy Rose is born. (Explore: For the White poets who would be Indian, Wendy Rose)
1949: Maurice Maeterlinck dies. (Explore: The Blue Bird, The Intruder, Maurice Maeterlinck)