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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, the story of a young biracial man, was published anonymously in 1912 by James Weldon Johnson who revealed himself as the author in 1927. The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler, anonymously written 1939 book which claims that Adolf Hitler died in 1938 and was subsequently impersonated by look-alikes.
Christopher Paolini (born 1983) wrote the first draft of Eragon, the first entry in the Inheritance Cycle, when he was 15. The book was first published by his parents' company in 2001 before getting picked up by Alfred A. Knopf. Emily Pepys (1833–1877), daughter of a bishop, wrote a vivid private journal over six months of 1844–45, aged ten ...
November 21 – The String of Pearls: a Romance, probably written by James Malcolm Rymer, begins serialization in Britain. This is the first literary appearance of Sweeney Todd. [8] unknown dates. Mary Howitt's Wonderful Stories for Children is the first English translation of works by Hans Christian Andersen to be published in book format. [9]
May — "Sketches of the Five American Presidents, and of the Five Presidential Candidates, From the Memoranda of a Traveler," by John Neal, the first work by an American author published in a British literary journal. [4] May 7 – The première of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 (the "Choral") is played at the Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna.
Some scholars, such as Peter Alexander and Eric Sams, believe that the oft-attributed source work known as the Ur-Hamlet was actually a first draft of the play, written by Shakespeare himself sometime prior to 1589. [2] Summary Prince Hamlet is visited by his father's ghost and ordered to avenge his father's murder by killing King Claudius, his ...
Unfamous photos of famous writers that gives us a glimpse into their lives. The post 24 Photographs Of Famous Authors That Most People Have Never Seen first appeared on Bored Panda.
March – Lesotho author Thomas Mofolo completes his novel Chaka; he leaves Morija suddenly and it is not published until 1925. [2] March 18 – The first movie version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is released in the U.S. by Edison Studios. One of the first horror films, it features unbilled the actor Charles Ogle as the monster.
The famous opening line of Edward Bulwer-Lytton's (anonymous) novel, Paul Clifford, published this year, begins: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the ...