13 November The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 06
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Lady Caroline Lamb1785 · Dorset English writer (1785-1828) -
Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior1819 · Wells Australian politician (1819–1892) -
George Walter Thornbury1828 · London British writer -
Oliver Onions1873 · Q22905 English writer (1873–1961) -
Robert Goddard1954 · Fareham English novelist -
Stephen Baxter1957 · Liverpool British writer
Thought for the day
The whole nation hitherto has been void of wit and humour, and even incapable of relishing it.
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Photo credits
- Lady Caroline Lamb: Thomas Lawrence, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior: unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- George Walter Thornbury: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Oliver Onions: unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Robert Goddard: Transworld Publishers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Stephen Baxter: Gerhard Heeke, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Arthur Hugh Clough: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Francis Thompson: Published by Herder, MO, USA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- R. C. Sherriff: Vandamm (no individual credited), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Sean Bonney: Kritzolina, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized