17 July The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 05
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Isaac Watts1674 · Southampton English hymnwriter, theologian and logician (1674-1748) -
Martin Farquhar Tupper1810 · City of Westminster English poet and novelist (1810–1889) -
Ernest Rhys1859 · Islington British writer; original editor of Everyman's Library (1859–1946) -
Ray Galton1930 · Paddington British screenwriter (1930–2018) -
Victoria Holmes1975 · Berkshire English children's writer, coordinator of the Warriors animal fantasy series
Thought for the day
Were I so tall to reach the pole, Or grasp the ocean with my span, I must be measured by my soul; The mind's the standard of the man.
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Remembered today
No writer in our collection died on 17 July.
Published on this day
- 1990 Beyond the Fall of Night by Arthur C. Clarke
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Photo credits
- Isaac Watts: anonymous, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Martin Farquhar Tupper: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ernest Rhys: Russell, Baker Street (no individual credited), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ray Galton: Hugo van Gelderen / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Victoria Holmes: Klapi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized