Prof. Frank McDonough Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Prof. Frank McDonough

31 March 1855. Yorkshire born novelist, Charlotte Bronte, died (aged 38). She was the eldest of the three Brontë sisters whose novels became classics of English literature. Her four completed novels were: Jane Eyre, her most famous novel, Shirley, Villette, and The Professor. https://t.co/XOzY19Ztr2

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13 November 1850. Robert Louis Stevenson, the author of Treasure Island, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and other classic novels, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He’s ranked as the 26th most-translated author in the world, ahead of even Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe. https://t.co/Z4XmzWdsMU

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21 September 1947. Horror writer, Stephen King, was born in Portland, Maine. His books have sold over 350 million copies and many have been adapted into Hollywood films, including: Carrie, The Shining, Knightriders, Creepshow, Cat’s Eyes and Silver Bullet. https://t.co/qZ9ZuawsL7

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30 November 1900. Acclaimed Irish writer, Oscar Wilde, died in Paris (aged 46). He was one of the most popular playwrights during the 1890s, and published one novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray. His career was wrecked by criminal convictions for gross indecency, and homosexuality. https://t.co/4frXOksuYS

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16 December 1775. Jane Austen, one of the greatest English novelists, was born in Steventon Rectory, Hampshire. Her novels include Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion. The £10 Bank of England note contains her image. https://t.co/rbl98xfQwL

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9 February 1881. Legendary Russian novelist, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, died (aged 59). His most acclaimed works include: Crime and Punishment, Notes from Underground, The Idiot, and The Brothers Karamazov. He’s rated as one of the greatest psychological novelists in world literature. https://t.co/ndYjTEJMIs

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19 December 1843. Festive classic, A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, was first published in book form. It tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miser, who is visited by ghost of his business partner, Jacob Marley, and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. https://t.co/hoe8T4xC4J

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3 December 1894. Robert Louis Stevenson died (aged 44). He was author of a number of classic novels, including: Treasure Island, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Kidnapped. During his lifetime, he was seen as too overtly popular to be judged a great novelist, but is seen as such now. https://t.co/wKiBYu7aLV

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29 January 1930. The anti-war novel, All Quiet on the Western Front (German: Im Westen nichts Neues), by Erich Remarque, was published in Germany. It related the stress of German soldiers during WW1. It became an international best seller, but in 1933 it was banned by Hitler. https://t.co/lFLV8jZpap

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26 November 1864. Oxford Tutor, Charles Dodgson (whose author name was Lewis Carroll), presented Alice Liddell (right), with the story she had inspired, called Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, on the date of its publication in the UK. https://t.co/u21n2cURoQ

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