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23rd February 1455: Johannes Gutenberg publishes his printed Bible, the first book to be produced with moveable type in the West

  • 23rd February 2022
  • Tagged as: Book, Culture, Germany, Information, Invention, Johannes Gutenberg, Printing, Printing Press

Although there is no definitive evidence for this publication date, numerous independent secondary sources state 23 February.

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21st February 1848: The Communist Manifesto anonymously published in London by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

  • 21st February 2022
  • Tagged as: Book, Communism, Communist Manifesto, Ideology, Karl Marx, Marxism, Politics

Officially called The Manifesto of the Communist Party, the original pamphlet was just 23 pages long but went on to become a highly influential political document alongside Marx’s more substantial Das Kapital.

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19th December 1843: Charles Dickens’ novella A Christmas Carol published in London by Chapman & Hall

  • 19th December 2021
  • Tagged as: Book, Charles Dickens, Christmas, Culture, Literature, Victorian

A Christmas Carol has never been out of print since but, despite the first run selling out within 6 days, high production costs due to his very specific requirements meant that the profits were smaller than Dickens had hoped for.

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