5 - year - old ▁Margaret ▁Mitchell ▁writes ▁a ▁nov ella ▁called ▁Lost ▁L ays en ▁in ▁two ▁not ebook s . ▁She ▁will ▁later ▁give ▁the ▁manuscript ▁to ▁a ▁boy friend ▁and ▁the ▁book ▁remains ▁lost ▁until ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s . ▁It ▁is ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Mitchell ▁will ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁write ▁G one ▁with ▁the ▁Wind . ▁September ▁– ▁Joseph ▁Con rad ' s ▁nov ella ▁The ▁Sh adow ▁Line ▁begins ▁to ▁be ▁serial ized ▁in ▁the ▁The ▁English ▁Review ▁( Lond on ) ▁and ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Magazine ▁( New ▁York ). ▁October ▁ 6 ▁– ▁The ▁poet ▁Per p ess ici us ▁los es ▁his ▁right ▁arm ▁fighting ▁for ▁the ▁Roman ians ▁in ▁a ▁sk irm ish ▁at ▁Mur atan . ▁October ▁ 1 9 ▁– ▁A ▁new ▁building ▁for ▁the ▁German ▁National ▁Library ▁opens ▁in ▁Leipzig . ▁December ▁ 2 9 ▁– ▁James ▁Joy ce ' s ▁semi - aut obi ographical ▁novel ▁A ▁Port rait ▁of ▁the ▁Art ist ▁as ▁a ▁Young ▁Man ▁is ▁first ▁published ▁complete ▁in ▁book ▁form , ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁by ▁B . ▁W . ▁H ue b sch . ▁ ▁New ▁books ▁ ▁F iction ▁Ry ū nos u ke ▁Ak ut ag awa ▁( <0xE8> <0x8A> <0xA5> 川 ▁ 龍 之 介 ) ▁– ▁The ▁N ose ▁( short ▁story ) ▁Sh ol om ▁Ale ich em ▁– ▁In ▁America ▁( א י ן ▁ א ַ מ ע ר