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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on September 15, 2023. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that George Griffith (pictured) wrote a book about the Boer War three years before it started?
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The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet (talk) 04:35, 9 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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George Griffith

... that George Griffith (pictured) wrote a book about the Boer War three years before it started? Source: Moskowitz (1976), pp. 204–205; Stableford (1985), p. 50; Ellis (1977), p. 25; Victorian Secrets. Note that some of these give the year 1897 for Briton or Boer?, which is the year the hardcover was published, rather than 1896, the year the serial was.
- ALT1: ... that George Griffith's (pictured) debut novel was not written until after its synopsis had already been published? Source: "The synopsis was published complete in the January 14, 1893, issue of Pearson's Weekly, apparently making it unnecessary to read the story, except that the serial hadn't been written yet!" – Moskowitz (1976), p. 188
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- Comment: Could also use the political map of Southern Africa (File:Southern Africa 1890s Political.jpg) if we use the first hook, I suppose.

Improved to Good Article status by TompaDompa (talk). Self-nominated at 04:35, 28 August 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/George Griffith; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

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QPQ: Done.

Overall: @TompaDompa: Good article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 02:51, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]