22 December The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 05
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Anna Maria Porter1778 · Durham English writer, poet, novelist (1780–1832) -
Ruth Wills1826 · Leicester English poet and factory worker (1826–1908) -
Charles Stuart Calverley1831 · Worcestershire British poet (1831-1884) -
William Hale White1831 · Bedford British writer (1831–1913) -
Kae Tempest1985 · Brockley British poet, spoken word artist and playwright
Thought for the day
Thespis, the first professor of our art, At country wakes sung ballads from a cart.
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Photo credits
- Anna Maria Porter: J. Thomson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ruth Wills: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Charles Stuart Calverley: Published by Bell, NY, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- William Hale White: Arthur Hughes (1831-1915), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Kae Tempest: Selbymay, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- William Winstanley: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Prince Hoare: Thomas Lawrence, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- George Eliot: replica by François D’Albert Durade (1804–1886), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Beatrix Potter: Charles G.Y. King (1854-1937), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Robert Keable: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized