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ON THIS DAY: Remembering Virginia Woolf and Eugène Ionesco

On this Day March 28, 2025 at 15:15

On 28 March 1941, the world lost one of its most influential literary figures, Virginia Woolf, a British novelist, essayist, and central figure in...

ON THIS DAY: Arthur Conan Doyle writes first Sherlock Holmes story (1886)

On this Day March 4, 2025 at 17:01

On 4 March 1886, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle began writing what would become one of the most iconic detective stories of all time: A...

ON THIS DAY: Literary icon John Steinbeck is born (1902)

On this Day February 27, 2025 at 13:26

On 27 February 1902 John Steinbeck (d. 1968), the renowned American writer whose powerful storytelling and social commentary cemented his place as one of...

ON THIS DAY: Charles Dickens is born (1812)

On this Day February 7, 2025 at 15:16

On 7 February 1812, one of the most celebrated and influential novelists in English literature, Charles Dickens, was born in Portsmouth, England. Known for...