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French novelist Marcel Proust died #OTD 1922. His novel “In Search of Lost Time” provided a Proustian guide to living. R. Howard Bloch reveals more about the guide in “What Words are Worth”: https://t.co/CwEYfCnUoT https://t.co/SdPxZ66lW0

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Black intellectual & co-founder of the @NAACP W.E.B. Du Bois, who used the term "double-consciousness" to describe the experience of Black Americans in his book "The Souls of Black Folk," died #OTD in 1963. @Dr_ChadWilliams on @HenryLouisGates & Du Bois: https://t.co/UwTENIIgtK https://t.co/KLkRTsMrtO

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#Author F. Scott Fitzgerald was born #OTD 1896 in St. Paul, #Minnesota. His most well known piece is the American classic “The Great Gatsby.” Last summer @Danny_Heitman explored why people read classics during difficult times: https://t.co/mVZsfgB6V0 https://t.co/LLrnhK10fi

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Joseph Conrad died #OTD in 1924. Best known for "Heart of Darkness," his other works, such as "The Secret Agent" & "Under Western Eyes," also penetrated the heart of European society. Wayne Franklin on James Fenimore Cooper, whose sea tales Conrad admired: https://t.co/WSfuQkUKCn https://t.co/ilWUaKy48I

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Writer Flannery O'Connor died #OTD in 1964. Today, her short stories, novels, & essays, characterized by their humor & jarring plots, are more popular & widely read than they were in her lifetime. @CapitolClio poses O'Connor questions to @RumiSecrets: https://t.co/2RlJT4fsVZ https://t.co/uHbTsDNiCa

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Joseph Conrad died #OTD in 1924. Best known for "Heart of Darkness," his other works, such as "The Secret Agent" & "Under Western Eyes," also penetrated the heart of European society. Wayne Franklin on James Fenimore Cooper, whose sea tales Conrad admired: https://t.co/WSfuQkUKCn https://t.co/ilWUaKy48I

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Terminology like “Big Brother” and “Orwellian” came into use after the publication of George Orwell’s novel 1984. The dystopian novel was published #OTD in 1949. @Danny_Heitman on #Orwell’s favorite respite from human depravity: https://t.co/bDukizY1Xa https://t.co/SwDYUW9q6p

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Lyman Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” revolutionized the fairy tale and inspired many adaptations, including the 1939 MGM film starring Judy Garland, born #OTD in 1922. Read @laurawscan’s piece on Baum’s literary magic: https://t.co/DyznfPrqyP https://t.co/jTvqySI0Q4

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#DYK that Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel "Uncle Tom’s Cabin" was first published in book form #otd in 1852? Explore the legacy of “the first great American novel” in this article from Randall Fuller: https://t.co/JMqpqNGeqc #WomensHistoryMonth https://t.co/DzaAP1Mq9M

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“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” which premiered #OTD 1937, was based on the 1812 German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. Learn about “How the Grimm Brothers Saved the Fairy Tale” from Jack Zipes: https://t.co/EBn0fRExE8 https://t.co/Zlquxo3kId

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