7 May The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 07
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Robert Browning1812 · London English poet and playwright (1812–1889) -
Emily Gerard1849 · Chesters Roman Fort British-Austrian writer (1849–1905) -
Alfred Edward Woodley Mason1865 · Dulwich British writer (1865-1948) -
Marjorie Boulton1924 · Teddington British writer (1924–2017) -
Angela Carter1940 · Eastbourne English novelist (1940–1992) -
Michael Rosen1946 · Harrow British children's author and poet (born 1946) -
James Runcie1959 · Cambridge English writer, filmmaker
Thought for the day
I hate the day, because it lendeth light To see all things, but not my love to see.
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Published on this day
- 1992 Fatherland by Robert Harris
- 2010 Kraken by China Miéville
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Photo credits
- Robert Browning: Herbert Rose Barraud / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Emily Gerard: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Alfred Edward Woodley Mason: unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Marjorie Boulton: Philip Brewer, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Angela Carter: Spudgun67, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Michael Rosen: University of Salford Press Office, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- James Runcie: Charlotte Runcie, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Richard Cumberland: George Romney, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Margaret Cole: Stella Bowen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- William Matthew Scott: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Helen Diana Bridgeman: Possibly Lady Evelyn Erskine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized