31 August The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 02
Thought for the day
It beareth the name of Vanity Fair, because the town where 't is kept is lighter than vanity.
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Published on this day
- 2005 The Constant Gardener by John le Carré
- 2004 Allies of the Night by Darren O'Shaughnessy
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- Alice Oswald: British Library on YouTube, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Dolly Alderton: Alex Cameron [3] and The Sunday Times Style [4] per the caption in [5]., CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Bunyan: Thomas Sadler, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Hall Caine: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Harley Granville-Barker: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ken Campbell: Wingspeed at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized