11 April The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 01
Thought for the day
And sings a solitary song That whistles in the wind.
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Published on this day
- 1960 For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming
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- Rachel Billington: Jack de Nijs for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
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- Henry James Byron: not stated, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Edgar Jepson: Chapple Publishing Co., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
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