5 October The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 04
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Ena Fitzgerald1889 · Cowes Edwardian era English novelist, poet, short story writer (1889-1962) -
Michael Morpurgo1943 · London British children's writer -
Peter Ackroyd1949 · London English author (born 1949) -
Clive Barker1952 · Liverpool English author, film director, and visual artist (born 1952) (74 years)
Thought for the day
And sings a solitary song That whistles in the wind.
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Published on this day
- 2006 Peter Pan in Scarlet by Geraldine McCaughrean
- 1988 Remembrance of the Daleks by Ben Aaronovitch
- 1995 The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell
- 1934 Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse
- 2000 Midnight Over Sanctaphrax by Paul Stewart
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Photo credits
- Ena Fitzgerald: Charles John Arnell (1850-1938), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Michael Morpurgo: Georges Seguin (Okki), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Peter Ackroyd: Antony Medley / http://www.antonymedley.co.uk/, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Clive Barker: Steven Friederich, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Barry Cornwall: William Brockedon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Anne Marsh-Caldwell: Samuel Stillman Osgood, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ray Galton: Hugo van Gelderen / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Jilly Cooper: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized