26 March 1839 Posted on March 26, 2020 by Staff The first Henley Royal Regatta is held. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I perceived that to express those impressions, to write that essential book, which is the only true one, a great writer does not, in the current meaning of the word, invent it, but, since it exists already in each one of us, interprets it. The duty and the task of a writer are those of an interpreter." Marcel Proust — Click here for more from Marcel Proust Related posts: 10 November 1983 19 April 1839 9 September 1839 10 November 1983 19 December 1998 28 April 1996 28 April 1996 26 March 1939 26 March 1999 26 March 1975