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Today's events in literature:
 
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 Editors choice: Best of this week

 

First Edition

  1. best journal entry: Dorian Patrick Blue with Locker-Room Scenes
  2. the most constructive comment: Mitch's comment to Edge of love entry
  3. best poem: (this week was a little tough to choose  so we have to 2 winners)

 Congratulation!

Please help us improve our Editors choice: Best of the week with new ideas. Thank you

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Author of the week 

 Hermann Hesse

 

Hermann Hesse (pronounced [ˈhɛʀman ˈhɛsə]) (2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. His best-known works include SteppenwolfSiddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game (also known asMagister Ludi) which explore an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality. (more)

Selected Works 

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Quote of the Day

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Word of the Day

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 Thiweek's book recommendation 

Uncle Tom's Cabin - A book with a mission

    Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is considered to be one of the great American classics. This classic novel was both an inspiration of the time period, and an inspiration to the time period. As a sociological critic, I believe this novel is one of American society's most influential books. First published in 1851-52, Uncle Tom's Cabin came onto the literary stage at the height of the tensions over slavery in the United States. It was this great debate within the country that gave Ms. Beecher Stowe the inspiration for her novel more

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  • 1915 - Theodore White, American writer born
  • 1940 - John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
  • 1868 - Gaston Leroux, French writer born
  • 1871 - Christian Morgenstern, German author born
  • 1897 - Paul Alverdes, German writer born
  • 1915 - Theodore White, American writer born
  • 1940 - John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
  • 1868 - Gaston Leroux, French writer born
  • 1871 - Christian Morgenstern, German author born
  • 1897 - Paul Alverdes, German writer born
  • 1915 - Theodore White, American writer born
  • 1940 - John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
  • 1868 - Gaston Leroux, French writer born
  • 1871 - Christian Morgenstern, German author born
  • 1897 - Paul Alverdes, German writer born
  • 1915 - Theodore White, American writer born
  • 1940 - John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
  • 1868 - Gaston Leroux, French writer born
  • 1871 - Christian Morgenstern, German author born
  • 1897 - Paul Alverdes, German writer born
  • 1915 - Theodore White, American writer born
  • 1940 - John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
  • 1868 - Gaston Leroux, French writer born
  • 1871 - Christian Morgenstern, German author born
  • 1897 - Paul Alverdes, German writer born
  • 1915 - Theodore White, American writer born
  • 1940 - John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
  • 1868 - Gaston Leroux, French writer born
  • 1871 - Christian Morgenstern, German author born
  • 1897 - Paul Alverdes, German writer born
  • 1915 - Theodore White, American writer born
  • 1940 - John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
  • 1868 - Gaston Leroux, French writer born
  • 1871 - Christian Morgenstern, German author born
  • 1897 - Paul Alverdes, German writer born
  • 1915 - Theodore White, American writer born
  • 1940 - John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
  • 1868 - Gaston Leroux, French writer born
  • 1871 - Christian Morgenstern, German author born
  • 1897 - Paul Alverdes, German writer born
  • 1915 - Theodore White, American writer born
  • 1940 - John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
  • 1868 - Gaston Leroux, French writer born
  • 1871 - Christian Morgenstern, German author born
  • 1897 - Paul Alverdes, German writer born
  • 1915 - Theodore White, American writer born
  • 1940 - John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
  • 1868 - Gaston Leroux, French writer born
  • 1871 - Christian Morgenstern, German author born
  • 1897 - Paul Alverdes, German writer born
  • 1915 - Theodore White, American writer born
  • 1940 - John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
  • 1868 - Gaston Leroux, French writer born
  • 1871 - Christian Morgenstern, German author born
  • 1897 - Paul Alverdes, German writer born
  • 1915 - Theodore White, American writer born
  • 1940 - John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
  • 1868 - Gaston Leroux, French writer born
  • 1871 - Christian Morgenstern, German author born
  • 1897 - Paul Alverdes, German writer born
  • 1915 - Theodore White, American writer born
  • 1940 - John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
  • 1868 - Gaston Leroux, French writer born
  • 1871 - Christian Morgenstern, German author born
  • 1897 - Paul Alverdes, German writer born
  • 1915 - Theodore White, American writer born
  • 1940 - John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
  • 1868 - Gaston Leroux, French writer born
  • 1871 - Christian Morgenstern, German author born
  • 1897 - Paul Alverdes, German writer born
  • 1915 - Theodore White, American writer born
  • 1940 - John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
  • 1868 - Gaston Leroux, French writer born
  • 1871 - Christian Morgenstern, German author born
  • 1897 - Paul Alverdes, German writer born
  • 1915 - Theodore White, American writer born
  • 1940 - John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
  • 1868 - Gaston Leroux, French writer born
  • 1871 - Christian Morgenstern, German author born
  • 1897 - Paul Alverdes, German writer born
  • 1915 - Theodore White, American writer born
  • 1940 - John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
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  • 1889 - Conrad Aiken, American writer born
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  • 1850 - Guy de Maupassant, French author born
  • 1889 - Conrad Aiken, American writer born
  • 1895 - Friedrich Engels, German philosopher died

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