18 January The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 05
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Austin Dobson1840 · Plymouth English poet and essayist (1840–1921) -
Frank Cowper1849 · London English yachtsman and writer (1849-1930) -
Muriel Hine1874 · Nottinghamshire British novelist (1874-1949) who published 35 volumes of romantic fiction between 1910 and 1950 -
A. A. Milne1882 · London British author known for creating Winnie-the-Pooh (1882–1956) -
Mark Rylance1960 · Ashford English actor, playwright and theatre director
Thought for the day
There is no society, however free and democratic, where wealth will not create an aristocracy.
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Remembered today
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Samuel Garth British writer -
Edward Bulwer-Lytton British statesman and author (1803–1873) - Benjamin Brierley British writer
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Peter Mayle British writer (1939-2018) -
Bruce Chatwin English novelist (1940–1989) -
Geoff Nicholson British novelist and non-fiction writer -
Claire van Kampen English director and composer (1953–2025)
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Photo credits
- Austin Dobson: Frank Brooks (died 1937), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Frank Cowper: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Muriel Hine: Photographer not named., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- A. A. Milne: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Mark Rylance: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Samuel Garth: Godfrey Kneller, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Edward Bulwer-Lytton: Henry William Pickersgill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Peter Mayle: Patrick Gaudin, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Bruce Chatwin: Viaggio Routard, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Geoff Nicholson: Trans Elborough, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Claire van Kampen: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized