24 June The literary calendar
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Thought for the day
Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were – Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter.
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Published on this day
- 2016 Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
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- Katharine Macquoid: Herbert Rose Barraud (24 August 1845 – 1896), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
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