#RIP #OTD in 1972 playwright, poet (Quelques Portraits-Sonnets de Femmes), novelist, salon host who lived as an expatriate in Paris (Aventures de l'Esprit), Natalie Clifford Barney died of heart failure in Paris, aged 95. Passy Cemetery, Paris https://t.co/T1qWbuDyjq pic.twitter.com/JxHGXbVAgs

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) February 2, 2023

3 February 1924. Leading historian, Edward Palmer (“EP”) Thompson, was born in Oxford. He’s best known for his seminal historical work on British radical movements, in the early 19th century, most notably, his landmark book, The Making of the English Working Class. pic.twitter.com/sidi54sKi0

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) February 3, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1995, novelist (Strangers on a Train, The Talented Mr. Ripley) and short story writer Patricia Highsmith died from lung cancer at Carita hospital in Locarno, Switzerland, aged 74. Cremated remains inurned at Chiesa di Tegna, Tegna, Switzerland https://t.co/SSQcCdxl4B pic.twitter.com/yj52Q8i4gv

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#RIP #OTD in 2006 feminist writer and activist Betty Friedan died of congestive heart failure at her home in Washington, D.C. on her 85th birthday. Sag Harbor Jewish Cemetery, Sag Harbor, New York https://t.co/SSQcCdxl4B pic.twitter.com/ZZZPl9OgqT

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#RIP #OTD in 1970 poet (Body of This Death, Dark Summer, The Blue Estuaries, "Medusa"), the first woman appointed as the fourth Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress, Louise Bogan died in New York City, aged 72. Cremation https://t.co/SSQcCdxl4B pic.twitter.com/X48BULGHPm

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5 February 1914. William Burroughs, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was one of the most influential novelists of the Beat Generation. His novels include: Junkie, Naked Lunch, The Nova Trilogy (1961–1964), Cities of the Red Night, and The Place of Dead Roads. pic.twitter.com/KsFPeWyvXJ

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) February 5, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1941, poet (“Waltzing Matilda”, “The Man from Snowy River”, “Clancy of the Overflow”), journalist and author Banjo Paterson died of a heart attack in Sydney, aged 76. Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Sydney https://t.co/J2genT7Dyd pic.twitter.com/vMjapyk6Gt

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#RIP #OTD in 1972 poet, critic, translator, editor, suffrage movement activist, Marianne Moore died; New York City, aged 84. Cremated remains interred with those of her mother at the family's burial plot; Evergreen Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania https://t.co/J2genT7Dyd pic.twitter.com/zneBIBgGZt

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#RIP #OTD in 1916, “The Prince of Castillian Letters”, poet Rubén Darío died aged 49, in León, Nicaragua. Catedral de la Asuncíon de María de León https://t.co/pxGUEI4TAO pic.twitter.com/r3dBzDmtu6

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) February 6, 2023

7 February 1812. Charles Dickens, the most popular novelist of the Victorian era, was born in Portsmouth. He created some of the world’s best-known fictional characters, including: David Copperfield, Ebenezer Scrooge, Oliver Twist, Fagin, and Miss Havisham. pic.twitter.com/Nv7lBkStQf

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) February 7, 2023

8 February 1828. Jules Verne was born in Nantes, France. He had a profound influence on science fiction. His novels include Journey to the Center of the Earth, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days. pic.twitter.com/v3hxxjHyH3

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) February 8, 2023

8 February 1999. Irish born novelist and philosopher, Iris Murdoch, died (aged 79). She’s best known for her novels about sexual relationships, morality, and the power of the unconscious. In 2008, The Times ranked her 12th on a list of “50 Greatest British Writers since 1945”. pic.twitter.com/YTFZtVGUMy

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) February 8, 2023

9 February 1737. English radical, Thomas Paine, was born in Thetford, Norfolk. He’s viewed as a key influence on the American and French Revolutions. His two best known books were Rights of Man and Common Sense. pic.twitter.com/aHdVYQiEnE

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) February 9, 2023

9 February 1881. Legendary Russian novelist, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, died (aged 59). His most acclaimed works include: Crime and Punishment, Notes from Underground, The Idiot, and The Brothers Karamazov. He’s rated as one of the greatest psychological novelists in world literature. pic.twitter.com/ndYjTEJMIs

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) February 9, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1906; poet ("We Wear the Mask"), novelist, playwright Paul Laurence Dunbar died from tuberculosis in Dayton, Ohio at the age of 33. Woodland Cemetery in Dayton https://t.co/eJbHHJuMQd pic.twitter.com/r8GjH6us0V

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Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Brendan Behan, the poet, short story writer, novelist and playwright. He is best remembered for work including Borstal Boy and The Hostage | Read more: https://t.co/PtAc8YX22V pic.twitter.com/yl2wjHzMKS

— RTÉ News (@rtenews) February 9, 2023

10 February 1890. Boris Pasternak was born in Moscow, Russia. Best known as the author of the novel, Doctor Zhivago, which became a major Hollywood film. Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958, but the Soviet Union government forced him to decline the prize. pic.twitter.com/Yajv94G4Ma

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) February 10, 2023

10 February 1898. German poet and playwright, Bertolt Brecht, was born in Augsburg. He rose to fame during the Weimar era, most notably, with The Threepenny Opera. He went into exile during the Nazi era, and later wrote the anti Nazi satire, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. pic.twitter.com/eJ3eGMiGup

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) February 10, 2023

Frank posted this by mistake on the 10th. The 11th is correct.

11 February 1940. Popular novelist, John Buchan, died (aged 64). His most famous book was, The Thirty-Nine Steps, a German spy-thriller set just prior to the First World War, which featured Buchan’s often used hero, Richard Hannay. pic.twitter.com/neRynxHFl9

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) February 11, 2023