25 March The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 09
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William Combe1742 · Bristol British writer and adventurer (1742-1823) -
Isabella Banks1821 · Manchester British writer (1821-1897) -
Edward Bradley1827 · Kidderminster English novelist and clergyman (1827-1889) -
Fleeming Jenkin1833 · Dungeness Scottish engineer (1833-1885) -
Ada Ellen Bayly1857 · Brighton British writer (1857-1903) -
Mary Webb1881 · Shropshire English writer and poet (1881–1927) -
Gabriel Fielding1916 · Hexham British writer (1916-1986) - Richard O'Brien1942 · Cheltenham English actor, writer, musician, and television presenter
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Louisa Young1959 · London British writer; collaborates with daughter Isabel Adomakoh Young as children's writer Zizou Corder
Thought for the day
Come sleep, O sleep, the certain knot of peace, The baiting place of wit, the balm of woe, The poor man’s wealth, the prisoner’s release, The indifferent judge between the high and low.
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Published on this day
- 1993 Asta's Book by Ruth Rendell
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Photo credits
- William Combe: George Dance (1793), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Isabella Banks: Done & Ball, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Edward Bradley: Edward Bradley (1827–1889), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Fleeming Jenkin: Robert Louis Stevenson (died before 1900), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ada Ellen Bayly: G. P. Abraham Ltd. of Keswick, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Mary Webb: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Gabriel Fielding: Greenbloom, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Louisa Young: Louisa Young, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Anna Seward: Tilly Kettle, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ménie Muriel Dowie: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Drinkwater: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized