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The Ancient Mariner in Samuel Taylor
Coleridge's Rime is forced to wear an
albatross around his neck.
From an 1857 edition. |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772; died July 25, 1834) English poet and philosopher;
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner;
Christabel;
Kubla Khan;
Biographia Literaria
Edogawa Ranpo (1894; died July 28, 1965) Japanese crime novelist and short story writer; "Private Detective Kogoro Akechi" series
Dizzy Gillespie (1917; died January 6, 1993) American jazz composer and performer who wrote "Groovin' High"; "Woody 'n' You"; "Salt Peanuts"; "A Night in Tunisia"; "Manteca"; Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1989)
Ursula K. LeGuin (1929; died January 22, 2018) American author of novels, children's books, and short stories, mainly fantasy and science fiction who wrote the
Earthsea series;
The Hainish Cycle;
The Lathe of Heaven
Died on this day:
Jack Kerouac (1969; born March 12, 1922) American novelist and poet who wrote
The Town and the City;
On the Road;
The Dharma Bums;
Mexico City Blues
Shiga Naoya (1971; born February 20, 1883) Japanese novelist and short story writer;
An'ya Koro (
A Dark Night's Passing);
The Paper Door and Other Stories
Bonus Classic:
Apuleius (c. 125-c. 180) Latin-speaking Numidian writer;
The Metamorphoses (
The Golden Ass);
Apologia
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