Weird/funny facts about writers

EternalD · Post by **EternalD** » 06 Oct 2021, 08:15

Even though he was born into a wealthy family, Nabokov had to work until he was 60 years old.

angelbhengu · Post by **angelbhengu** » 10 Jan 2022, 07:17

Kafka did not finish a single novel.

Nyasha Gogoma · Post by **Nyasha Gogoma** » 12 Jan 2022, 04:14

Jane Austen wrote all her books anonymously! She was only credited as the author posthumously.

Michaela Gordoni · Post by **Michaela Gordoni** » 18 Jan 2022, 01:56

I hear Mark Twain invented suspenders... The bra strap is a new one. I'm wondering if either are true?

Leonie Vermaak · Post by **Leonie Vermaak** » 04 May 2022, 03:36

Wow what an interesting topic

. I've learned quite a bit about some authors today. I unfortunately don't have anything to add

.

Charlienmegan Wehner · Post by **Charlienmegan Wehner** » 09 Jun 2022, 18:33

Charles Dickens loved to learn about hypnosis and went to many seminars over the years to learn more!

human reader · Post by **human reader** » 02 Feb 2023, 13:22

C.S. Lewis and his brother had only one joint in their thumbs. This made things like throwing, hitting a ball, carpentry, etc. very difficult. As a kid, he was harshly criticized by his peers for this and would cry over the many things he couldn't do that everyone else could.

Mary Bircher · Post by **Mary Bircher** » 06 Mar 2023, 21:20

DATo wrote: ↑24 May 2017, 19:54 Arthur Conan Doyle of Sherlock Holmes fame believed in fairies (the Tinkerbell variety).

Also, he thought William Mumler was really taking pictures of ghosts! I think if he was around today, he'd be the guy with the crazy hair on Ancient Aliens.

litcat · Post by **litcat** » 17 Sep 2023, 10:04

I love that Albert Camus named his cat Cigarette

Reflection2710 · Post by **Reflection2710** » 22 Sep 2023, 16:26

Christina O Phillips wrote: ↑13 Apr 2017, 09:20 I don't know how true this is, but I heard that J.R.R. Tolkien loved flowers. People hated going on walks with him, because he'd stop and stare at every tree and flower on the way and each time he stopped to stare it would be for like 20 minutes.

Explains a lot.