15 June The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 06
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Thomas Randolph1605 · Newnham English poet and dramatist (1605–1635) -
Elizabeth Benger1775 · West Camel British writer (1775-1827) -
Charlotte Despard1844 · Ripple Anglo-Irish suffragist (1844-1939) -
Caroline Grosvenor1858 · Westminster British novelist, leader and artist (1858-1940) -
Cicely Hamilton1872 · Sussex Gardens British actress and writer -
William McFee1881 · London American writer (1881–1966)
Thought for the day
So for the mother’s sake the child was dear, And dearer was the mother for the child.
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Published on this day
- 1989 Pyramids by Terry Pratchett
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Photo credits
- Thomas Randolph: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Elizabeth Benger: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Charlotte Despard: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Caroline Grosvenor: after Mary Caroline Milbanke (died 1941), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Cicely Hamilton: LSE Library, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- William McFee: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Caroline Norton: George Hayter, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Evelyn Underhill: unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Sutton Vane: The Theatre Magazine Company, no illustrator credited, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized