23 December The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 06
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Catherine Stepney1778 · Grittleton English novelist -
Sara Coleridge1802 · Greta Hall British poet, translator, editor, writer (1802–1852) -
Margaret Thomas1842 · Croydon Australian writer, painter and sculptor (1842–1929) -
Adrian Ross1859 · London Borough of Lewisham British lyricist, playwright, and fiction writer (1859–1933) -
Harry Graham1874 · London British writer (1874–1936) -
Tim Fountain1967 · Dewsbury British writer
Thought for the day
Truth is the trial of itself And needs no other touch, And purer than the purest gold, Refine it ne'er so much.
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Published on this day
- 1815 Emma by Jane Austen
- 2012 Mr Stink by David Walliams
- 1992 Ammonite by Nicola Griffith
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Photo credits
- Catherine Stepney: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Sara Coleridge: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Margaret Thomas: w:Margaret Thomas, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Adrian Ross: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Harry Graham: not stated, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Tim Fountain: Barbieoftheday, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Michael Drayton: Sylvester Harding, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- George William Rusden: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Constance Naden: Naden, Constance, 1858-1889; McCrie, George M, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Marjorie Bowen: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Sebastian Shaw: Treb. Rencaw, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized