17 December The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Humphry Davy1778 · Penzance British chemist -
Thomas Woolner1825 · Hadleigh English poet and sculptor (1825–1892) -
Ford Madox Ford1873 · London English writer and publisher (1873-1939) -
Jeremy Brooks1926 · Southampton British writer (1926–1994) -
Jacqueline Wilson1945 · Bath English novelist -
Kay Burley1960 · Wigan British journalist
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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Photo credits
- Humphry Davy: Thomas Phillips, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Thomas Woolner: Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ford Madox Ford: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Jeremy Brooks: M Brooks, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Jacqueline Wilson: Edwardx, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Kay Burley: Southbanksteve, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Dorothy L. Sayers: uncredited; published by Boni and Liveright in connexion with her 1925 release Whose Body, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Robert Nichols: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Mike Hodges: Kirsty Downs, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized