16 August The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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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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Remembered today
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Ben Jonson English playwright, poet, and actor (1572-1637) -
Thomas Heywood 16th/17th-century English playwright, actor, and author (1574–1641) -
Andrew Marvell English poet and politician (1621–1678) -
Sarah Lane English actress, playwright, and theatre manager (c. 1822 – 1899) -
Tom Wintringham British politician and historian (1898–1949)
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Photo credits
- Catharine Trotter: Unknown artistUnknown artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Georgette Heyer: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ben Jonson: After Abraham van Blijenberch, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Thomas Heywood: Thomas Heywood, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Andrew Marvell: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Sarah Lane: unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Tom Wintringham: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized