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1265
Dante Alighieri is born
Dante is born, probably on May 29.
Dante was an Italian poet, prose writer, literary theorist, moral philosopher, and political thinker. -
1288
Dante paricipate as a calvaryman
Participates as a cavalryman in the battle of Campaldino. The Guelf League (Florence and Lucca) defeats the Ghibellines ofArezzo. Dante recalls this battle in Purgatorio. -
1292
Dante Writes the Vita nuova.
It consists of 42 chapters in which poetry and prose alternate. The meaning of the title is given by the vital renewal that the poet experiences when he falls in love with his beloved -
1301
Dante is sent to Rome
Dante is sent to Rome as an envoy to Pope Boniface VIII, as Charles of Valois approaches Florence. -
1314
Dante made a Publication of Inferno.
Dante describes the place as an inverted cone, consisting of nine decreasing circles or levels. Sinners are classified at each level according to their faults: the closer to the bottom, the greater were their sins throughout their lives. -
1321
Dante dies
Dante falls ill on return from Venice, where he had been sent as ambassador by Guido Da Polenta, and dies. -
Charles Dickens borns
Charles Dickens was born on February 7, in Portsmouth.
Charles Dickens was a British novelist, journalist, editor, illustrator and social commentator who wrote such beloved classic novels . -
Charles Dickens begins working
Charles Dickens begins working at Warren's Blacking Factory -
Jules Verne’s Birth
French writer considered the founder of modern science fiction literature. He predicted with great precision in his fantastic stories the appearance of some inventions generated by the technological advances of the 20th century, such as television, helicopters, submarines or spaceships. -
Jules beginning pof his studies
He started to study at the institute Saint -Stanislas -
Mark Twain born
Mark Twain was a humorist, journalist, lecturer, and novelist who remains best known for his adventure stories of American boyhood -
Charles married
Charles married to Catherine Thomson Hogarth, the daughter of George Hogarth, editor of the Evening Chronicle -
Charles Dickens publishes The Adventures of Oliver Twist
The book was originally published in Bentley's Miscellany as a serial, in monthly installments that began appearing in the month of February. -
Charles Dickens publishes Barnaby Rudge
It is one of his less esteemed novels and has rarely been adapted for film or television. The last attempt was a 1960 BBC production; prior to that, a silent film was made in 1915. -
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Novelist emerge Jules Verne
He began writing numerous plays and dramas, encourage by his friend Alexandre Dumas and his publisher Jules Hetzel. This is considered the beginning of his career. -
Mark Twain takes work as a printer
When he was 18, he left Hannibal and worked as a printer in New York City, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Cincinnati. He joined the union and educated himself in public libraries in the evenings, finding wider sources of information than he would have at a conventional school. -
Oscar Wilde born in Dublin
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde born in Dublin.
Oscar Wilde was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of the Victorian Era. -
Mark Twain Begins Two-Year Apprenticeship to Become a River Pilot
On a voyage to New Orleans down the Mississippi, the steamboat pilot, Horace E. Bixby, inspired Twain to pursue a career as a steamboat pilot. -
Charles Dickens and Catherine Hogarth separate
Dickens published a notice in the London Times and Household Words that tried to explain the separation to the public. -
Jules Verne, Journey to the center of the earth
He wrote journey to the center of the earth, which tells the story of a German professor who is convinced that there are tubes that are going to the center of the earth. -
Oscar wilde Starts school
Wilde begins his studies at the Portora Royal School in Enniskillen, Ireland. -
Mark Twain's First Book "The Innocents Abroad" is Published
At first blush, Innocents Abroad is an ordinary travel book. It is based on an actual expedition, in a retired Civil War ship. -
Jules verne, Twenty thousand leagues under the sea
The story of Capitan Nemo undertakes the amazing journey on a submarine amid a war.
They are confused by a figure that seemed like a whale or a really big fish, but it turns to be a Nautilus. -
Mark Twain Marries Olivia "Livy" Langdon
Charles Langdon showed a picture of his sister, Olivia, to Twain; Twain claimed to have fallen in love at first sight. -
Charles Dickens Dies
On 8 June 1870, Dickens suffered another stroke at his home, after a full day's work on Edwin Drood. -
Mark Twain Publishes "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain, is a popular 1876 novel about a young boy growing up in the antebellum South, in the town of "St Petersburg", inspired by the town of Hannibal, Missouri, on the Mississippi River, where Mark Twain grew up. -
Oscar Wilde Graduates From Oxford
Wilde is awarded the Newdigate Prize at Oxford for his poem "Ravenna." He receives a bachelor's degree with top honors in classical moderations and classics. He moves to London. -
Oscar Poem published
Wilde publishes his first book, a collection of verses entitled Poems. He has established a reputation as a leader in the London aesthetic movement and is parodied as a dandy in the Gilbert & Sullivan opera Patience. -
Oscar wilde got married
Wilde marries Constance Lloyd, the wealthy daughter of an English barrister, in London. The couple settles in the Chelsea neighborhood of London. -
Oscar publishes his only novel
The Picture of Dorian Gray, which was serialized in a magazine the year before. Critics attack Wilde's moral character on the basis of the book's homoerotic overtones. -
Tolkien borns
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born into a wealthy, Roman Catholic family, on this date in Bloemfontein, South Africa. -
Oscar wilde sentence
Oscar Wilde is convicted of gross indecency and is sentenced to two years of hard labor. He is sent immediately to prison and is eventually transferred to Reading Gaol. -
Oscar Wilde Dies
After a deathbed conversion to Catholicism, Oscar Wilde dies of meningitis in Paris at the age of 46. -
Jules Verne dies
Stricken with diabetes, he died at home on March 24, 1905. However, his literary output didn't end there, as Michel assumed control of his father's uncompleted manuscripts. -
Mark Twain Forms a Club of Young Girls Called the Angelfish Club
Twain moves into a house in Connecticut that he names Stormfield. Lonely and missing his wife and daughters, he forms a club of young girls called the Angelfish Club who meet regularly at his house to play cards. -
Mark Twain Dies
Literature, humor, humanitarianism, intellectual and moral progress suffered a severe loss. -
Tolkien Travels to Switzerland
n the hobbit in particular, Bilbo's journey into the mountains and some of the specific experiences he has, came directly from Tolkien's experience he had that summer when he travelled through the Alps. -
Tolkien gets married
John met Edith when he was 16 and she was 19. His father figure and guardian believed that she was tainting his education and prohibited him seeing her or communicating with her at all until he was 21 years old. -
Tolkien published The hobbit
The book was successful and immediately became popular, so Tolkien began writing the sequel, "The Fellowship of the Ring", very soon after. -
Tolkien, Fellowship of the Ring first published
The first book in the famous trilogy was first published on this date. After 17 years of working on it and perfecting it, Tolkien was satisfied enough to produce a final product. -
Tolkien earned the tittle of CBE
On this day, Tolkien was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth. This is the third-highest possible appointment that can be granted by the Queen, only succeeded by "Knight Commander" and "Knight Grand Cross" -
Tolkien Died
Tolkien died on this date in the early '70s, not long after the death of his wife Edith.