25 February The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 02
Thought for the day
Men fight for liberty, and win it with hard knocks. Their children, brought up easy, let it slip away again, poor fools. And their grandchildren are once more slaves.
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Remembered today
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Elizabeth Spencer, Baroness Hunsdon English Baroness -
Eliza Haywood British actor and writer (1693-1756), editor -
Chauncy Townshend English poet (1798–1868) -
Catherine Hubback English novelist; daughter of Sir Francis Austen (1818–1877) -
John Minto IV American politician, poet and pioneer (1822–1915) -
Henry Beeching English clergyman, author and poet (1859–1919)
Published on this day
- 1982 Helliconia Spring by Brian Aldiss
- 1993 Boom! by Mark Haddon
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Photo credits
- Anthony Burgess: Open Media Ltd., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- George Harrison: David Hume Kennerly, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Elizabeth Spencer, Baroness Hunsdon: Nicholas Hilliard (c. 1547 – 1619), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Eliza Haywood: Vertue, George (British engraver and historian of British art, 1684-1756) (artist) (graphic artist), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Chauncy Townshend: John Boaden (d.1839), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Catherine Hubback: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Minto IV: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Henry Beeching: Frederick Hollyer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized