26 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 04
Thought for the day
Your yën two wol slee me sodenly, I may the beautè of hem not sustene, So woundeth hit through-out my herte kene.
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Remembered today
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John Byrom English poet and inventor of a shorthand system -
Frederick William Faber 19th-century British hymn writer, Catholic priest, and theologian -
Arthur Bayldon Australian poet -
Hugh Lofting British author (1886–1947) -
Tony Harrison British poet and playwright (1937–2025) -
John Barrow British physicist and mathematician (1952-2020)
Published on this day
- 1991 The Garden of Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
- 2007 The Ghost by Robert Harris
- 2023 The Running Grave by J. K. Rowling
- 1923 The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb by Agatha Christie
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Photo credits
- Minette Walters: Rolandwalters at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Will Self: walnut whippet, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Mark Haddon: PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ruth Ware: Librairie Mollat, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Byrom: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Frederick William Faber: Joseph Brown, engraver, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Arthur Bayldon: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Hugh Lofting: Unknown (Before 1925) Depicts Hugh Lofting (1886-1947), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Tony Harrison: summonedbyfells, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Barrow: Festival della Scienza, Cirone-Musi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized