2 January The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 05
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Elizabeth Charles1828 · Tavistock English writer -
Henry Kingsley1830 · Peterborough British writer (1830-1876) -
Constance Lloyd1859 · London Author, wife of Oscar Wilde (1859–1898) -
Nora Chesson1871 · Exeter English poet, journalist (1871-1906) -
Vivian Stuart1914 · Berkshire British writer and medical officer
Thought for the day
And Marlowe, Webster, Fletcher, Ben, Whose fire-hearts sowed our furrows when The world was worthy of such men.
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Remembered today
Published on this day
- 1907 The Willows by Algernon Blackwood
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Photo credits
- Elizabeth Charles: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Henry Kingsley: published by John Lane, NY, 1906, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Constance Lloyd: Louis William Desanges, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Nora Chesson: H. Edmonds Hull, Holland Park Avenue., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Vivian Stuart: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Berger: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Derek Humphry: Copyright holder: Derek Humphry, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Brian Lumley: Die Schreibfabrik, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized