John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men, the story of the
bond between two migrant workers,was published.It explores
themes of companionship, loneliness, and the fragility of
dreams.
Steinbeck adapted the book into a three-act play, which was
produced the same year.
The story brought national attention to Steinbeck’s work,
which had started to catch on in 1935 with the publication
of his first successful novel, Tortilla Flat.
Edgar Allan Poe’s famous poem “The Raven,” beginning
“Once upon a midnight dreary,”was published on this day
in the New York Evening Mirror in 1845.
Poe’s dark and macabre work reflected his own tumultuous
and difficult life. Born in Boston in 1809,
Poe was orphaned at age three and went to live with the
family of a Richmond, Virginia, businessman.
Poe studied at the University of Virginia but was expelled
for gambling. He later enrolled briefly at a military
academy.
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547 – 1616)
On January 16, 1605 Don Quixote,was published. The book is
considered by many to be the first modern novel and one of
the greatest novels of all time.
Don Quixote has endured in a way that only a select few
novels could.
Over the centuries, "Don Quixote" has been translated into numerous languages and remains a vibrant part of the
literary canon today.
Statue of Miguel de Cervantes at the
harbour of Naupactus.
MIKE GRACIA
SANDY KOZEL
