20 September The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 07
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Allen Upward1863 · Worcester British poet, lawyer, politician and teacher -
George Robey1869 · Herne Hill English music hall singer, film & theatre actor (1869-1954) -
Basil Macdonald Hastings1881 · England British author (1881-1928) -
Charles Williams1886 · London British poet, novelist, theologian, literary critic, and member of the Inklings (1886–1945) -
Stevie Smith1902 · Kingston upon Hull British poet, novelist, illustrator, performer (1902–1971) -
Lee Hall1966 · Newcastle upon Tyne British writer -
David Eldridge1973 · Romford British writer
Thought for the day
How, then, was the Devil dressed? Oh! he was in his Sunday's best; His coat was red, and his breeches were blue, And there was a hole where his tail came through.
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Remembered today
Published on this day
- 2007 Making Money by Terry Pratchett
- 2018 The Fox by Frederick Forsyth
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Photo credits
- Allen Upward: not credited, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- George Robey: Henry Walter Barnett, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Basil Macdonald Hastings: Bain, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Charles Williams: Anne Spalding (1911-1948), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Stevie Smith: Akshay Nagaraju B, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Lee Hall: Cicidimps89, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- David Eldridge: David Eldridge, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Mary Martha Sherwood: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized