June 13 is the birthday of Dorothy Sayers, a 20th century British writer, poet, playwright, and translator. Her book Gaudy Night shows that being a writer requires one to be both a master of words and mastered by them.
Literary Birthdays: C.S. Lewis, Louisa May Alcott, Madeleine L’Engle
C. S. Lewis shares a birthday with beloved authors Madeleine L’Engle and Louisa May Alcott. Kimberlee Conway Ireton gives tribute to the three.
Happy Birthday Nina Simone: Queen of Sung Poetry
We believe in the art of turning one direction into another. After all, that seems like one of the deepest possibilities of poetry.
10 Great Pride and Prejudice Resources
Ten great Pride and Prejudice Resources. Okay, some are just plain fun. But that’s great too, no?
Happy (Belated) Birthday, Edith Wharton
The Mount is celebrating Edith Wharton’s 151st birthday today. Wharton was born in chilly January, on the 24th, in 1862, in New York City.