Today in Bookish and Literary History, January 4
1868 The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins is first serialized - UK One of the earliest examples of the detective novel, this taut and intricate mystery remains a classic work of Victorian literature. 1907 Don Juan in Hell by George Bernard Shaw - Ireland It consists of a dramatic reading in which three characters from Man and Superman appear in archetypal guises: Don Juan, the libertine turned moralist; Doña Ana, the eternal female; and the Commander, a hypocrite transformed into a statue. 1921 Diff'rent by Eugene O'Neill - US The story concerns a woman who rejects her fiancée over a single act of infidelity and later becomes engaged to another man who turns out to have poor character. The first man commits suicide, and she regrets her choice. 2012 All is Song by Samantha Harvey - UK ⭐⭐⭐ ( My Review ) Set against the backdrop of tabloid frenzies and an escalating national crisis, All Is Song is a novel about filial and moral duty, and about the choice of que...