1776 ⟶ Edward Gibbon Publishes 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'

1789: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empir...
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📖 Publication of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift⟶
Publication of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726)
SatireNovelJonathan SwiftLiteratureSocial CommentaryBritish LiteratureEnlightenment
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📖 Henry Fielding Publishes 'The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding⟶
Henry Fielding Publishes 'The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling' (1749)
NovelEnlightenmentSatireBritish LiteratureSocial Commentary
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

✍️ Edward Gibbon Publishes 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'

1789: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire was published by Edward Gibbon⟶
Edward Gibbon Publishes 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' (1776)
EnlightenmentHistoriographyRoman EmpireBritish LiteratureDecline and FallCultural Impact
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📜 Publication of Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect

Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect by Robert Burns⟶
Publication of Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (1786)
LiteraturePoetryEnlightenmentNational IdentityCultural ImpactRomanticism
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🧛 Bram Stoker Publishes Dracula

Bram Stoker writes Dracula.⟶
Bram Stoker Publishes Dracula (1897)
LiteratureNovelCultural ImpactPopular Culture
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📖 J.R.R. Tolkien Publishes The Fellowship of the Ring

July 29: J. R. R. Tolkien publishes The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of The Lord of the Rings.⟶
J.R.R. Tolkien Publishes The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
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