12 May The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 06
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Edward Lear1812 · London British artist, illustrator, author and poet (1812-1888) -
Dante Gabriel Rossetti1828 · London English poet, illustrator, painter, and translator (1828-1882) -
Benjamin Farjeon1838 · London British writer (1838-1903) -
Hubert Crackanthorpe1870 · London British writer (1870–1896) -
Francis Meynell1891 · London British poet and printer (1891–1975) -
Rosie Hewlett1995 · London Borough of Hounslow English novelist
Thought for the day
Conquer thyself, till thou hast done this, thou art but a slave; for it is almost as well to be subjected to another's appetite as to thine own.
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Published on this day
- 1962 list of James Bond films by Ian Fleming
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Photo credits
- Edward Lear: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti: W. & D. Downey, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Benjamin Farjeon: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Hubert Crackanthorpe: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Francis Meynell: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Rosie Hewlett: Mateusz Malta, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- George Chapman: Photo British Museum; engraving W. Hole, 1616, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Dryden: John Richardson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Arthur Quiller-Couch: unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Masefield: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized