29 March The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 05
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Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr1831 · Ulverston English novelist (1831–1919) -
Henry Sambrooke Leigh1837 · London British writer (1837–1883) -
Thomas Wemyss Reid1842 · Newcastle upon Tyne English newspaper editor, novelist and biographer (1842-1905) -
Eric Idle1943 · South Shields British comedian, actor and writer (born 1943) -
Richard Cabut1960 · Aylesbury English journalist, author and musician
Thought for the day
A light broke in upon my brain, — It was the carol of a bird; It ceased, and then it came again, The sweetest song ear ever heard.
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Remembered today
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Thomas Killigrew English dramatist and theatre manager (1612–1683) -
John Keble British churchman and poet (1792–1866) -
Julia Clara Byrne British author -
Dora Greenwell English poet (1821–1882) -
Vera Brittain English writer (1893-1970) -
Eileen O'Shaughnessy British psychologist and writer (1905–1945) -
Glen Baxter British illustrator (1944-2026)
Published on this day
- 2005 Sunstorm by Arthur C. Clarke
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Photo credits
- Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Henry Sambrooke Leigh: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Thomas Wemyss Reid: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Eric Idle: Eduardo Unda-Sanzana, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Richard Cabut: David shenley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Thomas Killigrew: Sir Anthony Van Dyck (died 1641), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Keble: After George Richmond / William Holl, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Julia Clara Byrne: The Graphic / Herbert Rose Barraud, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Dora Greenwell: Roshni Ravi Prasad, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Vera Brittain: Noelbabar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Eileen O'Shaughnessy: Bérangère Rouchon-Borie, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Glen Baxter: Fotopersbureau De Boer, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized