19 October The literary calendar
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Thought for the day
As virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their souls, to go, Whilst some of their sad friends do say, The breath goes now, and some say, no:So let us melt, and make no noise, No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move, ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the laity our love.
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Published on this day
- 2017 The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman
- 2017 La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman
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- Leigh Hunt: Samuel Laurence, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John le Carré: Krimidoedel, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Philip Pullman: Photographed by Adrian Hon, http://mssv.net/, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Keith Reid: Pfold, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Henry Kirke White: Thomas Barber, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Robert Hugh Benson: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized