Who was Simon Legree and where did he come from?
The archetypal villain Simon Legree first appeared in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) as the brutal degenerate who flogs Tom to death.
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Who said “The Child is father of the Man”?
William Wordsworth said “The Child is father of the Man”, in the poem “My Heart Leaps Up When I Behold” (1807).
What was the first book published by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)?
The first book published by Dr. Seuss was And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street. It was published in 1937 by Vanguard Press, after being rejected by twenty-three other publishers.
What is the subtitle of Melville’s short story “Bartleby the Scrivener” (1853)?
The subtitle of Melville’s short story “Bartle by the Scrivener” is “A Story of Wall Street.”
Who wrote “Candy is dandy But liquor is quicker”?
Ogden Nash wrote the ditty in 1931. In 1968, he updated it: Candy is dandy But liquor is quicker. Pot is not.
When did John Berryman commit suicide?
John Berryman commit suicide on January 7, 1972. He jumped off a bridge into the Mississippi River. He was fifty-eight.