This Week in Literary History: April 11 to April 18
April 11: On this day in 1931, the “reign of terror” as she described it is over as Dorothy Parker steps down as drama critic for The New Yorker.
April 11: On this day in 1931, the “reign of terror” as she described it is over as Dorothy Parker steps down as drama critic for The New Yorker.
January 24: Edith Wharton is born to an old, distinguished New York family on this day in 1862.