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July 8 Literary Facts
Percy Bysshe Shelley dies
Explore: Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ode to the West Wind, Ozymandias, To a Skylark, Critical analysis and interpretation of Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem "The Moon"
Richard Aldington is born
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Louis Hemon dies
Ernest Hemingway is seriously wounded during an Austrian assault on the Italian Front, in World War I
Explore: A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway
Shirley Ann Grau is born
Explore: The Keepers of the House, Shirley Ann Grau
Anna Quindlen is born
Explore: Black and Blue, Anna Quindlen
To Kill a Mockingbird is released as an e-book for the first time.
Explore: To Kill a Mockingbird