Literary Facts - November 8
1308: Schoolman John Duns Scotus dies
1674: John Milton dies. (Explore: Paradise Lost, John Milton, The Lyric Poetry of Milton)
1847: Abraham (“Bram”) Stoker is born. (Explore: Dracula, Bram Stoker, The Lair of the White Worm)
1900: Margaret Mitchell is born. (Explore: Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell)
1916: Peter Weiss is born. (Explore: Marat/Sade, Peter Weiss)
1953: Ivan Bunin dies. (Explore: Ivan Bunin, Dark Avenues, The Village)
1954: Kazuo Ishiguro is born. (Explore: An Artist of the Floating World, A Pale View of Hills, Kazuo Ishiguro)
1979: Edward (Jeffrey Irving) Ardizzone dies