27 April The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 05
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Mary Wollstonecraft1759 · London English writer and intellectual (1759–1797) -
Claire Clairmont1798 · Brislington Mary Shelley's stepsister, mother of Byron's daughter (1798–1879) -
Anne Ross Cousin1824 · Kingston upon Hull Scottish musician and songwriter (1824-1906) -
Maurice Baring1874 · London British dramatist, poet, novelist, translator and essayist (1874-1945) -
Catherine Webb1986 · London British writer
Thought for the day
If you get simple beauty and naught else, You get about the best thing God invents.
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- Mary Wollstonecraft: John Opie, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Claire Clairmont: Amelia Curran, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Anne Ross Cousin: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Maurice Baring: photographer: Bertram Park, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Catherine Webb: DeuxPlusQuatre, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Nicholas Amhurst: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- William Jones: James Posselwhite / After Joshua Reynolds, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Evan Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized