4 June The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 05
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Lucas Malet1852 · Eversley English novelist -
William Babington Maxwell1866 · Richmond British writer (1866–1938) -
Ray Strachey1887 · Westminster British feminist activist and writer (1887-1940) -
Ivy Low Litvinov1889 · London English-Russian writer, translator and wife of Maxim Litvinov (1889-1977) -
Paul Stewart1955 · London British writer of children's books
Thought for the day
I have drunken deep of joy, And I will taste no other wine tonight.
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Published on this day
- 1924 A Passage to India by E. M. Forster
- 2001 Vampire Mountain by Darren O'Shaughnessy
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Photo credits
- Lucas Malet: LHJ Publishing, Incorporated, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- William Babington Maxwell: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ray Strachey: unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ivy Low Litvinov: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Paul Stewart: Hpschaefer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Burgoyne: Joshua Reynolds, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Anna Vardill: Noel Bonczoszek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Willie Riley: Unknown at behest of author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- George Calderon: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- J. R. Ackerley: Donald Windham and Sandy Campbell papers, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized