7 December The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 04
Thought for the day
It may be confidently asserted that no man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks. And the desire of rectifying these mistakes, is the noble ambition of an enlightened understanding, the impulse of feelings that Philosophy invigorates.
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Remembered today
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John Flaxman Jr. English artist (1755–1826) -
Stella Benson British writer (1892–1933) -
Robert Graves English poet and novelist (1895-1985) -
Benn Levy British politician (1900-1973) -
Rosamund Stanhope British poet and teacher known for her use of esoteric and unusual words (1919-2005) -
Benjamin Zephaniah British poet (1958–2023)
Published on this day
- 1992 Timelike Infinity by Stephen Baxter
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Photo credits
- William James Linton: not stated, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Anne Fine: Nikki Gamble, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Holly Smale: Hollysmale7, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Benjamin Clementine: Akatre Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Flaxman Jr.: Guy Head, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Stella Benson: No figura en ninguna fuente. Anterior a 1933., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Robert Graves: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Benn Levy: unknown (Culver Pictures Inc. N.Y.), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Rosamund Stanhope: Oueeza, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Benjamin Zephaniah: Edwardx, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized