22 February The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 08
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Harriette Wilson1786 · Mayfair British writer and courtesan (1786-1846) -
William Barnes1801 · Dorset English writer, poet, clergyman, and philologist (1801–1886) -
Sarah Fuller Flower Adams1805 · Old Harlow English poet, hymnwriter (1805–1848) -
Lillian Spender1835 · London British writer (1835–1895) - Genesis P-Orridge1950 · Victoria Park British artist, musician and writer (1950–2020)
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Nigel Planer1953 · Westminster English actor, comedian and writer -
Ben Aaronovitch1964 · London Borough of Camden British author, game designer, and screenwriter (born 1964) -
Aiden Shaw1966 · Harrow British pornographic actor and model
Thought for the day
The water which has been refused to the cry of the weary and dying is unholy, though it had been blessed by every saint in heaven; and the water which is found in the vessel of mercy is holy, though it had been defiled with corpses.
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Photo credits
- Harriette Wilson: "engraved by Cooper from original drawing by Birch", Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- William Barnes: George Stuckey (died 1872), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Sarah Fuller Flower Adams: Margaret Gillies, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Lillian Spender: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Nigel Planer: JN1550, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ben Aaronovitch: Andrew Davidson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Aiden Shaw: Manfred Werner (Tsui), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Francis Atterbury: After Godfrey Kneller, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Eleanor Anne Porden: Maria Flaxman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized