The Controversial Burning of Lord Byron’s Diaries
On May 17th, 1824, six of Lord Byron’s friends, including his literary executor John Murray, burnt his diaries and memoirs at Murray's office in London. Described by some as “the…
1922: Publication of “Ulysses” by James Joyce
1922: Publication of “Ulysses” by James Joyce James Joyce's "Ulysses," a landmark novel in modernist literature, was published on February 2, 1922. The novel, which chronicles the peripatetic appointments and…