17 April The literary calendar

On this day in English literature

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Born on this day 03

William Gifford1756 · Ashburton English critic, editor and poet (1756–1826)
Clare Francis1946 · Thames Ditton British writer and former yachtswoman
Nick Hornby1957 · Redhill English novelist, screenwriter, essayist, and film producer (born 1957)

Thought for the day

We truly to think that the world doth even now be old; and this to have seemed a true thing unto every age that ever did live.

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William Hope Hodgson, on their own day · Chapter 13
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William Gifford: John Hoppner, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
Clare Francis: Phil Guest from Bournemouth, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
Nick Hornby: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
Catherine Maria Fanshawe: Priya.s.d, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
William Henry Ireland: Silvester Harding, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
Anne Beale: Illustration is uncredited., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
Henry V. Esmond: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
William Hope Hodgson: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized