2 June The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 04
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Grace Aguilar1816 · Hackney English novelist, poet and writer on Jewish history and religion -
Thomas Hardy1840 · Dorchester English novelist and poet (1840–1928) -
John Lehmann1907 · Bourne End English poet (1907–1987) -
Robert Ferguson1948 · Newcastle-under-Lyme English and Norwegian author, dramatist (born 1948)
Thought for the day
If you want to inspire confidence, give plenty of statistics – it does not matter that they should be accurate, or even intelligible, so long as there is enough of them.
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Published on this day
- 1997 Sharpe's Tiger by Bernard Cornwell
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Photo credits
- Grace Aguilar: Historic and Public Figures Collection, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Thomas Hardy: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Lehmann: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Robert Ferguson: Erik Henning Edvardsen, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Alfred Austin: Who-When-What Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Vita Sackville-West: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized