31 March The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 05
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Anne Howard, Countess of Arundel1557 · Carlisle English countess and poet -
Andrew Marvell1621 · Winestead English poet and politician (1621–1678) -
Edward FitzGerald1809 · Woodbridge English poet and translator (1809–1883) -
Annie Rothwell1837 · Wanstead British-Canadian poet (1837-1927) -
Ian McDonald1960 · Manchester British science fiction novelist (1960–)
Thought for the day
She alone spoke the truth; to her alone could he speak it. That was the source of her everlasting attraction for him, perhaps; she was a person to whom one could say what came into one's head.
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- Anne Howard, Countess of Arundel: Wenceslaus Hollar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Andrew Marvell: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Edward FitzGerald: Eva Rivett-Carnac , uploaded by user en:User:Primetime, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Annie Rothwell: Unknown photographerUnknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ian McDonald: unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Donne: After Isaac Oliver, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Charlotte Brontë: George Richmond, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Nancy Price: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Cynthia Asquith: Unidentified photographer from Bassano Ltd, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Enid Bagnold: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized