8 April The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 06
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Hope Mirrlees1887 · Kent British poet, novelist, and translator (1887–1978) -
James Herbert1943 · London English horror writer (1943-2013) -
Yvonne Green1957 · Finchley English poet, translator, writer and barrister -
Kathy Page1958 · London Canadian writer (born 1958) -
Jill Dawson1962 · Durham British writer -
Julian Lennon1963 · Liverpool English musician; son of John Lennon
Thought for the day
None can usurp this height... But those to whom the miseries of the world Are misery, and will not let them rest.
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Remembered today
Published on this day
- 1957 From Russia, with Love by Ian Fleming
- 2014 The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Catherine Webb
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Photo credits
- Hope Mirrlees: Lady Ottoline Morrell, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- James Herbert: User:Jamiespilsbury, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Yvonne Green: Yvonne Green, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Kathy Page: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Jill Dawson: Ubud Writers Festival, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Julian Lennon: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ethel Turner: Harold Cazneaux, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized