Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned today in 1822, a great loss to literature and his friends Byron, Keats and Leigh Hunt. Actually, without wanting to sound too much of a philistine, he was a pain in the arse, a rebel for rebellion's sake. He disapproved of marriage (although he was married); disapproved of meat (you know, like Hitler); disapproved of royalty (though I bet he would have accepted a K if offered one).
Oh, and he wasn't too fond of water either, but there you go.
In other news ...
The last (legal) bare knuckle fight was fought today in 1889 when John L Sullivan smashed his way through 75 gruelling rounds to beat Jake Kilrain.
Those were the days (ask Brad Pitt).
