14 May The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 06
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Hall Caine1853 · Runcorn British novelist and playwright (1853-1931) -
Miles Mander1888 · Wolverhampton English actor (1888–1946) - Mary Low1912 · London British poet
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Eric Morecambe1926 · Morecambe British comedian (1926-1984) -
Anne Clark1960 · Croydon British poet and musician -
Chris Cleave1973 · London British writer
Thought for the day
"Ask yourself if there is any explanation of the mystery of your own life and death."
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Published on this day
- 1925 Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
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Photo credits
- Hall Caine: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Miles Mander: DVD (20th Century Fox), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Eric Morecambe: Victor Heyfron M.A., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Anne Clark: S. Bollmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Chris Cleave: Mogens Engelund, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Matthew Gregory Lewis: Henry William Pickersgill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- H. Rider Haggard: Unknown (Bain News Service, publisher), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized