16 October The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 01
Thought for the day
Life was to be lived — not torpidly dozed through in this queer cultured place, where age was in the blood! Life was for love — to be enjoyed!
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Remembered today
No writer in our collection died on 16 October.
Published on this day
- 2000 Harlequin by Bernard Cornwell
- 1952 Pigs Have Wings by P. G. Wodehouse
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