8 February The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Thought for the day
There is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.
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- John Ruskin: W. & D. Downey, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ralph Chubb: unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Malorie Blackman: Taraforfun at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Sidney Godolphin: R. Clamp, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Sarah Burney: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ada Ellen Bayly: G. P. Abraham Ltd. of Keswick, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Enoch Powell: Allan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Alan Simpson: Hugo van Gelderen / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized