2 October The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 04
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James Plumptre1771 · Queens' College English clergyman and playwright (1771–1832) -
Wilfrid Wilson Gibson1878 · Hexham British poet (1878–1962) -
Graham Greene1904 · Berkhamsted British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904–1991) -
Lisa St Aubin de Terán1953 · London English novelist, writer of autobiographical fictions, and memoirist
Thought for the day
None can usurp this height... But those to whom the miseries of the world Are misery, and will not let them rest.
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Photo credits
- James Plumptre: Hepburn Mitchelson (probably Archibald Hepburn Mitchelson of Middleton), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Wilfrid Wilson Gibson: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Graham Greene: FOTO:Fortepan — ID 84697: Adományozó/Donor: Magyar Hírek folyóirat. archive copy at the Wayback Machine, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Lisa St Aubin de Terán: Fotopersbureau De Boer, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Walter of Winterburn: Risorto Celebrano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Anna Adams: NancyRicketts, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- The Spaceape: basic_sounds, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized