▁degree ▁courses ▁at ▁Som er ville ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁. ▁June ▁– ▁The ▁Alg on quin ▁Round ▁Table ▁of ▁writers , ▁critics , ▁actors ▁and ▁w its ▁led ▁by ▁Alexander ▁W ool l c ott ▁first ▁meets ▁at ▁the ▁Alg on quin ▁Hotel ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁October ▁ 2 8 ▁– ▁Arthur ▁R ans ome ▁leaves ▁Russia ▁with ▁his ▁future ▁wife ▁Ev gen ia ▁Pet rov na ▁She le p ina , ▁previously ▁T rot sky ' s ▁secretary , ▁carrying ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁message ▁for ▁Est onia . ▁November ▁– ▁The ▁literary ▁month ly ▁The ▁London ▁Mercur y ▁is ▁launched ▁with ▁J . ▁C . ▁S quire ▁as ▁editor . ▁November ▁ 1 7 ▁– ▁An ▁American ▁exp atri ate , ▁Syl via ▁Beach , ▁opens ▁the ▁Shakespeare ▁and ▁Company ▁book store ▁in ▁Paris . ▁November ▁ 2 9 ▁– ▁The ▁Groß es ▁Schaus piel haus ▁opens ▁as ▁a ▁the ater ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁with ▁an ▁interior ▁designed ▁by ▁Hans ▁Po el zig . ▁It ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁director ▁Max ▁Rein hardt ' s ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁Or este ia . ▁December ▁– ▁T . ▁E . ▁Lawrence ▁los es ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁manuscript ▁of ▁Seven ▁P ill ars ▁of ▁Wis dom ▁while ▁changing ▁trains ▁at ▁Reading ▁in ▁England ▁en ▁route ▁from ▁the ▁Paris ▁Peace ▁Conference ▁to ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁Un certain ▁dates ▁The ▁column ▁" By ▁the ▁Way " ▁and ▁the ▁pen ▁name ▁Beach com ber ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁newspaper ▁the ▁Daily ▁Express ▁are ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁D .