fantasy
The Faun
Ha! sir, I have seen you sniffing and snoozling
about among my flowers.
And what, pray, do you know about
horticulture, you capriped?
‘Come, Auster, come Apeliota,
And see the faun in our garden.
But if you move or speak
This thing will run at you
And scare itself to spasms.’
– Ezra Pound
21st September – On This Day In History
Born:
1947 Stephen King (horror author – Christian, The Shining etc)
Died:
19 BC Virgil (Roman poet)
On This Day:
1937 The Hobbit is published (by JRR Tolkien)
Have a good Friday, 21st September
20th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1948 George RR Martin (author – A Song Of Ice And Fire / Games Of Thrones)
Died:
2004 Brian Clough (Footballer and manager)
On This Day:
1258 Salisbury Cathedral is inaugurated
Have a good Thursday, 20th September
21st September – On This Day In History
Born:
1866 HG wells (author – War Of The Worlds)
Died:
1998 Florence Griffith Joyner (athlete)
On This Day:
1937 “The Hobbit” (JRR Tolkien) is published
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14th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1944 George Lucas (director of Star Wars)
Died:
1987 Rita Hayworth (actress)
On This Day:
1811 Paraguay gains independence (from Spain)
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19th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1962 Evander Holyfield (boxer)
Died:
1745 Jonathan Swift (author – Gulliver’s Travels)
On This Day:
1960 Mauritania is granted independence by France
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16th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1854 Oscar Wilde (author & playwright)
Died:
1793 Marie Antoinette (Queen of France, beheaded during the French Revolution)
On This Day:
1950 The Lion, The With and The Wardrobe (CS Lewis) released
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