16 September The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 04
Thought for the day
There is no such thing as magic, though there is such a thing as a knowledge of the secrets of nature.
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Published on this day
- 1996 Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
- 1982 Monsignor Quixote by Graham Greene
- 2010 Our Kind of Traitor by John le Carré
- 1993 Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
- 1915 Something Fresh by P. G. Wodehouse
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Photo credits
- John Dennis: Jan (John) Vandergucht, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Alfred Noyes: Unknown (Bain News Service, publisher), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- T. E. Hulme: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Julia Donaldson: Christoph Rieger, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Grace Aguilar: Historic and Public Figures Collection, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Egerton Castle: Leslie Ward, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized