Today in literary history!
Oct. 16
 | It's National Poetry Month in Great Britain! |
| Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre was first published on this day in 1847 |
| Oscar Wilde (The Importance of Being Earnest, The Picture of Dorian Gray) was born on this day in 1854 |
| Günter Grass (The Tin Drum) was born on this day in 1927 |
| James Thompson (Helsinki White) was born on this day in 1964 |
| James A. Michener (Pulitzer-winner Tales of the South Pacific, Hawaii, Texas) died on this day in 1997 |
| Anne Rice's Blood and Gold was published on this day in 2001 |
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