LITTLE-KNOWN LITERARY FACTS
by David Lubar
As those of you who've recently been in a greeting card store probably know,
today is Little-Known Literary Facts Day. Amazing how these holidays come
along. It seemed like just yesterday it was Send-Your-Pet-Some-Marzipan Day.
It's easy to overlook specific one-day events, given all the current
excitement of celebrating both Padded Bicycle Seat Week and National Chalk
Month, but as friends and fans of the written word we certainly can't let
this one pass unnoticed. So, to help get the festivities off on the right
foot, here are some little-known literary facts.
Research into the archives reveals that Herman Melville was far ahead of his
times. His working title for Moby Dick was actually Whaling for Dummies. His
publisher changed it without informing him...
http://www.davidlubar.com/litfacts.htm
Toodles,
Katherine
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