1 December The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 04
Thought for the day
If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for our own.
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Published on this day
- 2001 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J. K. Rowling
- 1998 Amsterdam by Ian McEwan
- 1816 On First Looking into Chapman's Homer by John Keats
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