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1 Events

• Encyclopædia Britannica published.

• George Moore (novelist) publishes the first of his 3-volume Hail and Farewell (last in 1914).

• Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm is published.

• Gallimard publishing house founded in Paris, France by Gaston Gallimard

2 New books

• The Bracknels - Forrest Reid
• The Card - Arnold Bennett
• The Case of Richard Meynell - Mary Augusta Ward
• The Downfall of the Gods - Hugh Clifford
• Ethan Frome - Edith Wharton
• The Innocence of Father Brown - G. K. ChestertonFor the town of Chesterton in Cambridgeshire, see Chesterton (Cambridge). Gilbert Keith Chesterton ( May 29 1874 June 14 1936) was an English writer of the early 20th century. Today, he is best known for his mystery novels. Life and Career Born in Campden
• The Lair of the White Worm - Bram StokerAbraham "Bram" Stoker ( November 8, 1847 April 20, 1912) was an Irish writer, best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel Dracula''. Early life He was born on November 8, 1847 in Clontarf in Ireland, a coastal village near Dublin. Until
• Ladies Whose Bright Eyes - Ford Madox FordFord Madox Ford ( December 17, 1873 June 26, 1939) was an English novelist and publisher. Born Ford Hermann Hueffer he was Ford Madox Hueffer before he finally settled on the name Ford Madox Ford in honor of his grandfather, the Pre-Raphaelite painter For
• Life Everlasting - Marie CorelliMarie Corelli ( 1855 1924), novelist. Born Mary Mackay on May 1, 1855 in London, England, she was the illegitimate daughter of a well known Scottish poet and songwriter, Dr. Charles Mackay, and his servant, Elizabeth Mills. In 1866, the very young Mary Ma
• The New Machiavelli - H. G. Wells
• Padre Ignacio - Owen WisterOwen Wister ( July 14, 1860 July 21, 1938) was an American writer who wrote western novels. Owen Wister was born of old money in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a number of place names around Philadelphia trace to the Wister family. He attended schools in
• River Rovers (poetry) - Edwin James Brady
• The Secret GardenFor Irish-Norwegian duo playing Neo-classical music see Secret Garden''. The Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published in 1909. It is one of Frances Hodgson Burnett's most popular novels. Summary The book tells the story of Mary - Frances Hodgson BurnettFrances Hodgson Burnett ( November 24, 1849 October 29, 1924) was an English playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, in particular The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, and Little Lord Fauntleroy. Life and Work Born Frances El
• Zuleika Dobson - Max Beerbohm