Literature

Poet, critic, and diplomat James R. Lowell died on August 12, 1891. He spent his last years giving speeches and collecting his works in volumes.

On July 18, 1899, “rags to riches” author Horatio Alger died.

Lyman Frank Baum was born on May 15, 1856, in Chittenango, New York (about 30 miles from Mystic’s home in Camden).

James Matthew Barrie was born on May 9, 1860, in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.

Author Washington Irving was born on April 3, 1783, in New York City.

On March 30, 1939, Detective Comics #27 was released, introducing the world to the caped crusader – Batman.

Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco, California.

On March 20, 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin was first published in America.

Acclaimed author John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902, in Salinas, California.