28 February The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 05
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Samuel Bamford1788 · Middleton English radical and writer (1788-1872) -
Ferdinand Gottschalk1858 · London actor (1858-1944) -
Stephen Spender1909 · Kensington English poet and man of letters (1909–1995) -
Tessa Hadley1956 · Bristol British author of novels, short stories and non-fiction -
Murray Gold1969 · Portsmouth British composer
Thought for the day
Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were – Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter.
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Remembered today
No writer in our collection died on 28 February.
Published on this day
- 2002 Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
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Photo credits
- Samuel Bamford: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ferdinand Gottschalk: film screenshot (Monogram Pictures Corporation), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Stephen Spender: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Tessa Hadley: summonedbyfells, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Murray Gold: The original uploader was Tenthdoctor at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized