2 March The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 03
Thought for the day
Censors are dead men set up to judge between life and death. For no live, sunny man would be a censor, he'd just laugh.
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Remembered today
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Horace Walpole English writer and politician (1717–1797) -
Susanna Rowson English-born American novelist, poet, playwright, religious writer, stage actress, educator, geographer (1762-1824) -
David Nicoll British anarchist (1859–1919) -
Harry Cust British politician (1861-1917) -
D. H. Lawrence English writer and poet (1885–1930)
Published on this day
- 1995 Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
- 1989 The Man Who Wasn't There by Pat Barker
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Photo credits
- Vera Beringer: London Stereoscopic Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Peter F. Hamilton: Russell Cooker, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Stella Duffy: Stella Duffy, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Horace Walpole: Joshua Reynolds, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Susanna Rowson: Unknown.Uploaded by User:Epousesquecido (also w:User:Epousesquecido), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- David Nicoll: Photographer not named, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Harry Cust: Cyril Flowers, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- D. H. Lawrence: Unknown authorUnknown author (passport office), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized