10 May The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 05
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Richard Claude Critchett1853 · London English playwright (1853–1928) -
Olga Petrova1884 · Liverpool British-American actress, screenwriter and playwright (1884–1977) -
Jacintha Buddicom1901 · Plymouth British writer -
Monica Dickens1915 · London British writer and novelist (1915-1992) -
Richard Adams1920 · Wash Common English novelist best known as the author of Watership Down
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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Remembered today
Published on this day
- 1860 Castle Richmond by Anthony Trollope
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Photo credits
- Richard Claude Critchett: London Stereoscopic Co., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Olga Petrova: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Jacintha Buddicom: Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Monica Dickens: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Richard Adams: AndrewRH, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Edith Olivier: Lady Ottoline Morrell, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- James Kirkup: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized