19 September The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 05
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Hartley Coleridge1796 · Bristol British poet, biographer, essayist, and teacher (1796-1849) -
Henry Arthur Jones1851 · Granborough English dramatist (1851–1929) -
William Golding1911 · Newquay British novelist, poet, playwright and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate (1911–1993) -
Tanith Lee1947 · London British writer (1947-2015) -
Patrick Marber1964 · Wimbledon English comedian, playwright, director, actor, and screenwriter
Thought for the day
Come sleep, O sleep, the certain knot of peace, The baiting place of wit, the balm of woe, The poor man’s wealth, the prisoner’s release, The indifferent judge between the high and low.
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Remembered today
Published on this day
- 1821 Irish Avatar by Lord Byron
- 2012 Ratburger by David Walliams
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Photo credits
- Hartley Coleridge: day & son, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Henry Arthur Jones: en:Henry Arthur Jones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- William Golding: Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Tanith Lee: Danie Ware, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Patrick Marber: The Tony Awards, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Jackie Collins: Cyotethndr, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized