23 September 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 07
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Jane Taylor1783 · London English poet, novelist (1783-1824) -
Georgiana Fullerton1812 · Tixall Gatehouse English novelist (1812–1885) -
Mary Elizabeth Coleridge1861 · London Poet and a british writer (1861–1907) -
F. F. Montrésor1862 · Walmer British novelist (1862–1934) -
Ernest Charles Temple Thurston1879 · Halesworth Irish writer (1879-1933) -
Philip Sherrard1922 · Oxford British writer (1922-1995) -
Frank Cottrell-Boyce1959 · Rainhill television scriptwriter
Thought for the day
A light broke in upon my brain, — It was the carol of a bird; It ceased, and then it came again, The sweetest song ear ever heard.
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Remembered today
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Geraldine Jewsbury British writer (1812–1880) -
Eliza Cook British writer (1818–1889) -
Wilkie Collins British writer (1824-1889) -
Patrick Hamilton English writer (1904–1962) -
William Woodruff British economic historian (1916–2008) -
Al Alvarez English poet, novelist, essayist and critic (1929-2019) -
Elaine Feinstein poet, novelist, short-story writer, playwright, biographer and translator (1930-2019)
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Photo credits
- Jane Taylor: Isaac Taylor (died 1829), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Georgiana Fullerton: not stated, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Mary Elizabeth Coleridge: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- F. F. Montrésor: J. Weston and Son (no individual credited), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ernest Charles Temple Thurston: E. Temple Thurston, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Philip Sherrard: Dimitri Papadimos, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Frank Cottrell-Boyce: CHRISTOPH RIEGER, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Geraldine Jewsbury: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Eliza Cook: William Etty, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Wilkie Collins: Rudolf Lehmann, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Patrick Hamilton: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- William Woodruff: Helga Woodruff, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Al Alvarez: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Elaine Feinstein: Kaido Vainomaa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized