16 December The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 07
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Elizabeth Carter1717 · Deal English poet and polymath (1717 – 1806) -
Jane Austen1775 · Steventon author, novelist, writer (1775–1817) -
Mary Russell Mitford1787 · Winchester English author and dramatist (1787–1855) -
Francis Thompson1859 · Preston British poet (1859-1907) -
Noël Coward1899 · Teddington English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer (1899–1973) -
V. S. Pritchett1900 · Ipswich British writer and critic (1900–1997) -
Arthur C. Clarke1917 · Minehead British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
Thought for the day
Next week I shall begin my operations on my hat, on which you know my principal hopes of happiness depend.
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Remembered today
No writer in our collection died on 16 December.
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Photo credits
- Elizabeth Carter: John Fayram, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Jane Austen: Cassandra Austen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Mary Russell Mitford: Benjamin Haydon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Francis Thompson: Published by Herder, MO, USA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Noël Coward: Allan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- V. S. Pritchett: Тимур Усман, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Arthur C. Clarke: ITU Pictures, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized