Today in Bookish and Literary History, December 28
1732 Poor Richard's Almanack by Benjamin Franklin - US Poor Richard's Almanack (sometimes Almanac) was a yearly almanac published by Benjamin Franklin, who adopted the pseudonym of "Poor Richard" or "Richard Saunders" for this purpose. 1903 Glad of It by Clyde Fitch - US 1923 Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw - Ireland With Saint Joan, which distills many of the ideas Shaw had been exploring in earlier works on politics, religion, feminism, and creative evolution, he reached the height of his fame as a dramatist. Fascinated by the story of Joan of Arc, but unhappy with the way she had traditionally been depicted, Shaw wanted to remove “the whitewash which disfigures her beyond recognition.” He presents a realistic Joan: proud, intolerant, naïve, foolhardy, and brave—a rebel and a woman for Shaw’s time and our own. 1927 Royal Family by George Kaufman & Moss Hart - US 1961 Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams -...