14 February The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Thought for the day
Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning; but give me the man who has pluck to fight when he's sure of losing. That's my way, sir; and there are many victories worse than a defeat.
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Published on this day
- 1912 The Prince and Betty by P. G. Wodehouse
- 1991 The Story of Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson
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- Richard Owen Cambridge: Ozias Humphry, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Martin Crimp: Leafar - Raphaël Labbé, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Isaac Hawkins Browne: Joseph Highmore, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Cecil Spring-Rice: Photographer not credited, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- P. G. Wodehouse: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Caroline Blackwood: Bassano & Vandyk Studios, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized