Today in Bookish and Literary History, December 11

 1730 Brutus by Voltaire - France

This tragedy was produced in 1730. It marks Voltaire's spirit of daring in treating a subject from which Shakespeare shrank as perhaps too painful for representation. When revived during the Revolution it was enthusiastically applauded.


1958 J.B. by Archibald MacLeish - US

Based on the story of Job, this drama in verse tells the story of a twentieth-century American banker and millionaire whom God commands be stripped of his family and wealth, but who refuses to turn his back on God. J.B. won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1959 and the Tony Award for best play. More important, the play sparked a national conversation about the nature of God, the meaning of hope, and the role of the artist in society.


2025 My Husband's An Author by James Caine

Emily thought marrying bestselling author Stephen Dyer was her fairy tale ending, until she sees his search history.

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