20 May The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Thought for the day
There is no such thing as magic, though there is such a thing as a knowledge of the secrets of nature.
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Published on this day
- 1609 Sonnet 1 by William Shakespeare
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- Valentine Ackland: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Colin Falconer: Ubud Writers Festival, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Thomas Sprat: John Smith / After Michael Dahl, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Mary Lamb: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Clare: William Hilton, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Frederick Locker-Lampson: National Media Museum from UK, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Max Beerbohm: Russell & Sons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized