9 April The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
Discover the writers who share this date, their stories, and where to read them.
Born on this day 03
Thought for the day
If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for our own.
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Remembered today
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti English poet, illustrator, painter, and translator (1828-1882) -
Oliver Onions English writer (1873–1961) -
Edward Thomas British poet and journalist (1878–1917) -
Desmond FitzGerald Irish revolutionary, poet, publicist and politician (1888-1947) -
Paul Selver writer and translator (1888–1970)
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Photo credits
- Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Adela Florence Nicolson: George Charles Beresford, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Joolz Denby: Joolz Denby, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti: W. & D. Downey, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Oliver Onions: unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Edward Thomas: from the Hutton/Stringer Archive, circa 1905., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Desmond FitzGerald: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Paul Selver: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized