28 April The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 05
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Thomas Middleton1580 · London English playwright and poet -
John Williams1761 · Greater London English poet, satirist, caricaturist, journalist and miscellaneous writer (1761–1818) -
William Brough1826 · London British writer (1826-1870) -
Val Gielgud1900 · London British writer (1900-1981) -
Terry Pratchett1948 · Beaconsfield English fantasy author (1948–2015)
Thought for the day
’Tis slight, not strength, that gives the greatest lift.
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Photo credits
- Thomas Middleton: unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Williams: Mather Brown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- William Brough: Graphic Magazine, April 1870, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Val Gielgud: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Terry Pratchett: Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- William Alabaster: User Ganymead on en.wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Thomas Betterton: Studio of Godfrey Kneller, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Mary Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne: John Cox Dillman Engleheart, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- U. A. Fanthorpe: Ammu taj, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized