The book, Adam Bede by George Eliot, was accused of being the "vile outpourings of a lewd woman's mind" in Britain and was consequently withdrawn from libraries.
A Tale of Two Cities - Charles DickensCharles John Huffam Dickens ( February 7, 1812 June 9, 1870), pen-name " Boz", was an English novelist of the Victorian era. The popularity of his books during his lifetime and to the present is demonstrated by the fact that none of his novels has ever go
The World of Ice - RM BallantyneRM Ballantyne ( April 24, 1825 February 8, 1894), Scottish fiction writer, Born Robert Michael Ballantyne in Edinburgh, Scotland he was part of a famous family of printers and publishers. At the age of sixteen, he went to Canada and was for six years in t
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June 8June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. Events 536 St. Silverius becomes Pope (probable date). 1776 American Revolutionary War: Battle of Trois-Rivieres American invaders are driven bac – Mary CholmondeleyMary Cholmondeley born June 8, 1859 in Hodnet, Shropshire, England died July 15, 1925, was a writer. The daughter of the vicar at St. Luke's Church in the village of Hodnet, Mary Cholmondeley spent much of the first thirty years of her life taking care of, English writer (d. 1925Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 See also 1925 in aviation 1925 in film 1925 in literature 1925 in mu)
March 8March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). There are 298 days remaining. Events 1618 Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made b - Kenneth GrahameKenneth Grahame ( March 8, 1859 July 6, 1932) was an English novelist. Grahame was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is most famous for writing The Wind in the Willows ( 1908), one of the classics of children's literature and originally written for his son (+ 19321932 is the leap year starting on Friday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 3 British arrest and intern Mohandas Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel January 8 In Britain the Archbishop of Canterbury forbids church remarriage of divorcees Jan)