7 June The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 04
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Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire1757 · Althorp English socialite, style icon, author, and activist (1757–1806) -
Amelia Edwards1831 · London English novelist, journalist, traveller and egyptologist (1831–1892) -
Ernest William Hornung1866 · Middlesbrough British writer (1866–1921) -
Mark Ravenhill1966 · Haywards Heath British actor and writer
Thought for the day
If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for our own.
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Published on this day
- 1971 The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
- 2005 A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
- 2004 River of Gods by Ian McDonald
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Photo credits
- Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire: Thomas Gainsborough, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Amelia Edwards: unbekannt - entweder der Verlag oder eine Zeitung, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ernest William Hornung: Albert Chevallier Tayler, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Mark Ravenhill: Andymiah, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- E. M. Forster: Dora Carrington (1893–1932), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Winifred Mary Letts: Prakruthi Prasad, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized