12 March The literary calendar
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Born on this day 03
Thought for the day
[T]o be able to learn things quickly isn't everything. To be kind is worth a great deal to other people.
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Published on this day
- 2001 Quidditch Through the Ages by J. K. Rowling
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- Mary Howitt: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Egerton Castle: Leslie Ward, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Pete Doherty: Selbymay, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Arnold Ridley: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Rosamond Lehmann: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Terry Pratchett: Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized