23 August The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 05
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Caroline Biggs1840 · Leicester English novelist and suffragette (1840-1889) -
John Payne1842 · Bloomsbury English poet and translator -
William Ernest Henley1849 · Gloucester English poet, critic and editor (1849–1903) -
Ella D'Arcy1857 · London British short story writer (1857-1937) -
Willy Russell1947 · Whiston British dramatist, lyricist and composer
Thought for the day
Almighty Framer of the Skies! O let our pure devotion rise, Like Incense in thy Sight! Wrapt in impenetrable Shade, The Texture of our Souls were made, Till thy Command gave Light.
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Photo credits
- Caroline Biggs: Sarah Elizabeth Guinness died 1934, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Payne: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- William Ernest Henley: not stated, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ella D'Arcy: Originally uploaded by Algabal (Transferred by inductiveload), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Willy Russell: Bryan Ledgard, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Thomas Chatterton: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized