6 September The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 05
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Leo Myers1881 · Cambridge British writer -
Robert Nichols1893 · Shanklin English writer (1893–1944) -
Roger Waters1943 · Great Bookham English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943) -
Georgia Byng1965 · Winchester British children's writer -
China Miéville1972 · Norwich English writer, critic, and activist (born 1972)
Thought for the day
[T]o be able to learn things quickly isn't everything. To be kind is worth a great deal to other people.
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Published on this day
- 2016 Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide by J. K. Rowling
- 2016 Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists by J. K. Rowling
- 2016 Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies by J. K. Rowling
- 1894 The Lord of the Dynamos by H. G. Wells
- 1990 Going Wrong by Ruth Rendell
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Photo credits
- Leo Myers: Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Robert Nichols: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Roger Waters: digboston, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Georgia Byng: Joe Vitale 5, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- China Miéville: Andrew M Butler, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Louisa Dundas: Sir Francis Grant (British, b. ca. 1803–1878), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Philip James Bailey: A. W. Cox, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Guy Bolton: Stanley Green, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized