Wednesday, September 21, 2005

We Read and We Remember

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946)

Today is the birthday of HG Wells. We remember him for such works as "The War of the Worlds", "The Invisible Man", "The Island of Dr. Moreau", and "The Time Machine".

Steven King (1947-

Steven Edwin King was born on this day in 1947. King is arguably one of this generation’s most prolific writers. I don’t think I have enough time in the day to enumerate all of his works. I’m sure you’re familiar with many of them, especially those that have been made into movies, such as “The Green Mile” and “The Shawshank Redemption”.

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