FACT OF THE DAY:

Selected Literary Essays, edited by Walter Hooper, was first published today (Dec. 4) in 1969.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The Bible thus considered, for good or ill, as a single book, has been read for almost every purpose more diligently than for literary pleasure.”

The Literary Impact of the Authorized Version
(Published in Selected Literary Essays; released on Dec. 4, 1969)