Posts Tagged ‘Mary Shelley’
When Jack Frost Overstayed His Welcome: The Summer of 1816
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 6, 1816 On this day, dear readers, we find ourselves transported to a most peculiar and chilling time in horticultural history. Picture, if you will, the verdant landscapes of New England, typically…
Read MoreLord Byron’s Diaries: The Greatest Literary Crime of 1824
A Literary Crime May 17, 1824 On this day, the diaries of the English Romantic poet, satirist, and politician, Lord Byron, are burned by six of his friends. The act intended to protect his privacy has also been described as “the greatest crime in literary history.” The loss likely impacted botanical literature as Lord Byron…
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