Paradise Lost, Scarlett, and Sister Carrie

on this day in 1674, John Milton died
and was buried in the chancel of St. Giles, Cripplegate

Margaret Mitchell, the creator of Scarlett O’Hara, was born on this day in 1900 in Atlanta, GA

Also in 1900, Theodore Dreiser had his first novel, Sister Carrie, published, although only 456 copies were sold as a result of the publisher’s bowing to public pressure due to the “immorality” of the story.

also published on this day in 1740, Pamela: or, Virtue Rewarded

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