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Dorothy Parker lost her dust
To Listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1893, the American writer, humourist and civil rights activist Dorothy Parker was born.... Read More
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J D Salinger, Holden Caulfield and Huck Finn
To listen to this whole post, click here – On this day in 1951 the novel The Catcher in The Rye was published. Teenagers everywhere... Read More
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David Thoreau invents civil disobedience
TO LISTEN TO THIS WHOLE POST, CLICK HERE – On this day in 1846 Henry David Thoreau was jailed in Massachusetts for non-payment of... Read More
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The New Yorker, the city’s classy magazine
On this day in 1925 the first issue of the New Yorker magazine appeared. All articles are to a very high standard and facts are... Read More
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Amy Lowell, America’s powerful poetess
On this day in 1874 the American poet Amy Lowell was born. By all accounts Lowell was a short and rather plump lady. Ezra Pound... Read More
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Emily Dickinson, reclusive poetess
On this day in 1830 the American writer and poet Emily Dickinson was born. Eccentric and reclusive, with a penchant for white clothing, she spent... Read More
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Arthur Miller recreates the Salem witch trials
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1692 the last of 20 people were hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts.... Read More