25 June The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
Discover the writers who share this date, their stories, and where to read them.
Born on this day 04
Thought for the day
If you get simple beauty and naught else, You get about the best thing God invents.
Reveal who said it
Quote from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Published on this day
- 1966 The War Machines by Ian Stuart Black
Explore the archive
A new literary discovery, every day.
Explore 1,669 authors and find your next read.
Photo credits
- Erskine Childers: ChildersFamily, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Gilbert Cannan: Mark Gertler, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Labi Siffre: Fresh On The Net, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Keith Armstrong: Jingling geordie, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Marston: John Marston, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Clement Scott: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Alfred Noyes: Unknown (Bain News Service, publisher), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized