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on Nov 27, 2024

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England. In "Hamlet", while King Claudius tells his stepson that he is being banished, he asks the King of England to execute him.

Literature Trivia / November 27, 2024

The Hobbit. "The Hobbit" was awarded a New York Herald Tribune Prize for Best Juvenile Fiction.

Literature Trivia / December 26, 2024

J.D. Salinger. Jerome David Salinger was born in Manhattan, New York on January 1, 1919.

Literature Trivia / December 26, 2024

China. Although most of the stories in "Arabian Nights" occur in Persia, Aladdin was actually Chinese and the magician was from Morocco.

Literature Trivia / December 25, 2024

Aesop. There are no records to prove that Aesop ever wrote anything down, but after his death people started to write down the fables he'd told.