April 1
April 1
Jane Austen declines royal writing advice
Jane Austen responds to a letter from the Prince Regent (the future King George IV) suggesting she write a historic romance, saying, “I could not sit down to write a serious romance…
A Year In History: 1816
This Year in History:
1816
Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
April 21
April 21
Charlotte Brontë born
Charlotte Brontë, the only one of three novelist Brontë sisters to live past age 31, is born. Brontë, one of six siblings who grew up in a gloomy parsonage in…
May 5
May 5
The Examiner publishes John Keats’ first poem
The first published poem by 20‑year‑old John Keats appears in The Examiner on May 5, in 1816. Unlike many writers of his day, Keats came from a lower‑middle‑class background. His…
