22 May The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Thought for the day
It is unjust and absurd of those advancing in years, to expect of the young that confidence should come all and only on their side: the human heart, at whatever age, opens only to the heart that opens in return.
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Published on this day
- 2006 The Lords of the North by Bernard Cornwell
- 1947 Full Moon by P. G. Wodehouse
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- Bernie Taupin: Shawn Miller/Library of Congress, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Morrissey: Caligvla at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Tom McCarthy: Gordon Joly, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Katie Price: James English, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Maria Edgeworth: John Downman (1750-1824), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Effie Bancroft: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized