6 November The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 06
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Thomas Kyd1558 · London English dramatist -
Mary Sidney1561 · Bewdley Countess of Pembroke, poet, and literary patron -
Lucy Aikin1781 · Warrington British feminist historian and poet (1781-1864) -
Thomas Claughton1808 · Winwick Anglican bishop (1808-1892) -
Richard Jefferies1848 · Swindon British naturalist and writer (1848–1887) -
William Auld1924 · Erith Scottish poet, author, translator (1924–2006)
Thought for the day
Conquer thyself, till thou hast done this, thou art but a slave; for it is almost as well to be subjected to another's appetite as to thine own.
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Published on this day
- 1961 The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie
- 2000 Tunnels of Blood by Darren O'Shaughnessy
- 1972 An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P. D. James
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Photo credits
- Thomas Kyd: Unknown engraverUnknown engraver, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Mary Sidney: Nicholas Hilliard, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Lucy Aikin: Lucy Aikin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Thomas Claughton: E. Harrison, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Richard Jefferies: Unknown, irrelevant due to age, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- William Auld: PaulP at Esperanto Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Sarah Anne Curzon: No photographer named in original source., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Maude Annesley: Mendelsohn, London, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Olivia Rossetti Agresti: Giorgio Pietrocola, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized