13 February The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 04
Thought for the day
And sings a solitary song That whistles in the wind.
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Remembered today
No writer in our collection died on 13 February.
Published on this day
- 1962 Tynged yr Iaith by Saunders Lewis
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- Violet, Lady Greville: James Lafayette, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Eleanor Farjeon: Farjeon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Desmond FitzGerald: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Peter Gabriel: MerleEllaPatsy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized