-
Shakespeare writes "Romeo and Juliet"
Romeo and Juliet, play by William Shakespeare, written about 1594–96 and first published in an unauthorized quarto in 1597. An authorized quarto appeared in 1599, substantially longer and more reliable. A third quarto, based on the second, was used by the editors of the First Folio of 1623. -
Edgar Allan Poe Publishes "The Raven"
Edgar Allan Poe Publishes "The Raven" and earns great acclaim and admiration, but the poem only earns him somewhere in the range of 9 - 14 dollars. Check out this site for a little more info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-raven-is-published -
Edgar Allan Poe publishes "The Cask of Amontillado" in 1846.
"The Cask of Amontillado" [a.mon.ti.ˈʝa.ðo]) is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in the November 1846 issue of Godey's Lady's Book. The story, set in an unnamed Italian city at carnival time in an unspecified year, is about a man taking fatal revenge on a friend who, he believes, has insulted him. Like several of Poe's stories, and in keeping with the 19th-century fascination with the subject, the narrative revolves around a person being buried alive. -
Guy de Maupassant publishes "The Necklace"
"The Necklace" or "The Diamond Necklace" (French: La Parure) is an 1884 short story by French writer Guy de Maupassant. It is known for its twist ending, which was a hallmark of de Maupassant's style. The story was first published on 17 February 1884 in the French newspaper Le Gaulois. -
Liam O'Flaherty publishes "The Sniper" in 1923.
"The Sniper" is a short story by Irish writer Liam O'Flaherty, set during the early weeks of the Irish Civil War, during the Battle of Dublin. It was published in a small London-based socialist weekly The New Leader (12 January 1923)[1] while the war it depicted was still ongoing. It is widely read today in secondary schools of many English-speaking countries, owing to its being easy to read, its short length, and its having a notable surprise ending. -
Richard Connell publishes "The Most Dangerous Game" in 1924.
"The Most Dangerous Game", also published as "The Hounds of Zaroff", is a short story by Richard Connell, 1st published in Collier's on 1924. The story features a big-game hunter from New York City who falls off a yacht and swims to what seems to be an abandoned and isolated island in the Caribbean, where he is hunted by a Russian aristocrat. The story is inspired by the big-game hunting safaris in Africa and South America that were fashionable among wealthy Americans in the 1920s. -
Ernest Hemingway publishes The Old Man and the Sea in 1952
"The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas, and published in 1952.[1] It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Cuba.[2] -
John Howard Griffin publishes Black Like Me in 1961.
Black Like Me is nonfiction by white journalist John Howard Griffin recounting his journey in the Deep South at a time when African-Americans lived under Racial Segregation. Griffin was a native of Dallas, Texas, who had his skin temporarily darkened to pass as a black man. He traveled for six weeks throughout the racially segregated states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Georgia to explore life from the other side of the color line. -
Charles Portis publishes True Grit in 1968.
True Grit is a 1968 novel by Charles Portis that was first published as a 1968 serial in The Saturday Evening Post.[1] The novel is told from the perspective of a woman named Mattie Ross, who recounts the time when she was 14 and sought retribution for the murder of her father by a scoundrel named Tom Chaney. It is considered by some critics[2][3] to be "one of the great American novels." -
Paul Fleischman publishes Whirligig in 1998
"When 17-year-old Brent accidentally kills a girl, her mother assigns him a penance: build four whirligigs featuring her daughter and set them up near the corners of the United States, to spread the joy that she would have spread. He accepts, unaware of his effect on the lives of those who'll later see them. A novel of connections, forgiveness, and the power of art, WHIRLIGIG has been used in school-wide reads across the country."
