25 October The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 06
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Maria Jane Jewsbury1800 · Measham English writer and literary reviewer (1800-1833) -
Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay1800 · Rothley Court British historian and politician (1800–1859) -
Annie Hall Cudlip1838 · Aldeburgh English novelist and editor (1838–1918) -
Archibald Clavering Gunter1847 · Liverpool American writer (1847–1907) -
Geoffrey Winthrop Young1876 · London British climber (1876-1958) -
Zadie Smith1975 · London English novelist, essayist and short story writer (born 1975)
Thought for the day
Truth is the trial of itself And needs no other touch, And purer than the purest gold, Refine it ne'er so much.
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Photo credits
- Maria Jane Jewsbury: G Freeman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay: unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Annie Hall Cudlip: From a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, Regent-street and Cheapside, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Archibald Clavering Gunter: Published by Hurst and Company, NY, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Geoffrey Winthrop Young: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Zadie Smith: David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Frederick Rolfe: unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany: Morrall-Hoole Studios, restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized