23 April The literary calendar
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Thought for the day
Cities, like cats, will reveal themselves at night.
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Published on this day
- 2001 Sharpe's Prey by Bernard Cornwell
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- James Anthony Froude: George Reid, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Margaret Kennedy: Smithsonian Institution from United States, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- James Kirkup: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Paul J. McAuley: Szymon Sokół, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- William Wordsworth: Benjamin Haydon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- William Brighty Rands: Various ILN staff, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- George Ettienne Loyau: George & Walton, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Rupert Brooke: British Government, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Roland Penrose: Josepclopesbosc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized