1 November The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
Discover the writers who share this date, their stories, and where to read them.
Born on this day 08
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Frederick Reynolds1764 · London British dramatist (1764-1850) -
Arthur Morrison1863 · Poplar English writer and journalist (1863–1945) -
P. C. Wren1875 · Deptford British writer (1875–1941) -
Marjorie Bowen1885 · Hayling Island British writer (1885–1952) -
David Jones1895 · Brockley painter and British modernist poet (1895-1974) -
Edmund Blunden1896 · London British poet, author and critic (1896–1974) -
Philippa Perry1957 · Warrington British psychotherapist and author -
Susanna Clarke1959 · Nottingham British author (1959-)
Thought for the day
I hate the day, because it lendeth light To see all things, but not my love to see.
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Remembered today
No writer in our collection died on 1 November.
Published on this day
- 1937 Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
- 1954 Destination Unknown by Agatha Christie
- 2001 The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
- 1992 The Thief of Always by Clive Barker
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Photo credits
- Frederick Reynolds: John Raphael Smith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Arthur Morrison: not stated, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- P. C. Wren: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Marjorie Bowen: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- David Jones: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Edmund Blunden: Lady Ottoline Morrell / Rex Whistler / William Rothenstein, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Philippa Perry: AsparagusSpears, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Susanna Clarke: Patrick Nielsen Hayden from Brooklyn, New York, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized