17 October The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 07
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Nathan Field1587 · London British actor (1587-1620) -
John Bowring1792 · Exeter 4th Governor of Hong Kong; hymnwriter; translator (1792-1872) -
Robert Story1795 · Wark British poet (1795–1860) -
James T. Tanner1858 · London British theatre director (1858–1915) -
Alan Garner1934 · Congleton English novelist -
Mark Gatiss1966 · Sedgefield British actor, screenwriter and novelist -
Angela Misri1975 · London Canadian novelist
Thought for the day
A fair woman shall not only command without authority but persuade without speaking.
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Published on this day
- 1866 Griffith Gaunt by Charles Reade
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Photo credits
- Nathan Field: Unkknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Bowring: John King (1788-1847), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Robert Story: William Overend Geller, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- James T. Tanner: Hills & Saunders (no individual credited), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Alan Garner: Midnightblueowl, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Mark Gatiss: zeropuntosedici (Sara Zizza), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Angela Misri: Karmicangel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Philip Sidney: After Antonis Mor, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- George Colman the Younger: William Ridley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- George E. J. Powell: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- F. F. Montrésor: J. Weston and Son (no individual credited), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized