5 March The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Thought for the day
Whosoever, in writing a modern history, shall follow truth too near the heels, it may happily strike out his teeth.
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Published on this day
- 1951 They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie
- 2013 Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
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- Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet: Engraving after a painting by Michael Van der Gucht, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Mark E. Smith: samsaundersleeds, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Lucian Msamati: jamie.minoprio, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Dornford Yates: George Charles Beresford, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Mary Butts: Bertram Park, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Richard Stapley: unknown (MGM), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Vivian Stanshall: JiggeryPokery at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized