18 June The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 05
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Thomas Overbury1581 · Warwickshire English poet and essayist (1581–1613) -
George Essex Evans1863 · London Australian poet -
Laurence Housman1865 · Bromsgrove British playwright, writer and illustrator (1865–1959) -
Geoffrey Hill1932 · Bromsgrove English poet (1932–2016) -
Ralph Brown1957 · Cambridge English actor and writer
Thought for the day
The water which has been refused to the cry of the weary and dying is unholy, though it had been blessed by every saint in heaven; and the water which is found in the vessel of mercy is holy, though it had been defiled with corpses.
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Published on this day
- 2013 The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
- 2015 The Long Utopia by Terry Pratchett
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Photo credits
- Thomas Overbury: Edward and Silvester Harding print after Marcus Gheeraerts the younger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- George Essex Evans: anonymous, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Laurence Housman: Bain News Service, N.Y., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Geoffrey Hill: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ralph Brown: Photographer: Simon Dack; rights holder: Argus Weekend Magazine, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ambrose Philips: anonymous 18th century engraving, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Samuel Butler: unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- James T. Tanner: Hills & Saunders (no individual credited), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized