6 December The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 06
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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle1592 · Handsworth English polymath and aristocrat (1592-1676) -
Dora Greenwell1821 · Lanchester English poet (1821–1882) -
Evelyn Underhill1875 · Wolverhampton British mystic, poet, and novelist (1875–1941) -
Osbert Sitwell1892 · London British writer; baronet (1892-1969) -
Sylvia Townsend Warner1893 · London Borough of Harrow English writer, poet, activist (1893-1978) - Jack Thorne1978 · Bristol British screenwriter
Thought for the day
To neglect at any time preparation for death, is to sleep on our post at a siege, but to omit it in old age, is to sleep at an attack.
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Remembered today
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Nicholas Rowe English poet, writer (1674-1718) -
Kitty Clive British actress (1711-1785) -
Rowland Egerton-Warburton British poet (1804-91) -
Anthony Trollope English novelist of the Victorian period (1815-1882) -
Anne Ross Cousin Scottish musician and songwriter (1824-1906) -
Cicely Hamilton British actress and writer
Published on this day
- 1896 The Sea Raiders by H. G. Wells
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Photo credits
- William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle: Anthony van Dyck, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Dora Greenwell: Roshni Ravi Prasad, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Evelyn Underhill: unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Osbert Sitwell: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Sylvia Townsend Warner: Howard Coster or Cecil Beaton in 1930s, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Nicholas Rowe: anonymous, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Kitty Clive: William Verelst, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Rowland Egerton-Warburton: Charles Allen Duval, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Anthony Trollope: C. E. Fry & Son, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Anne Ross Cousin: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Cicely Hamilton: LSE Library, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons, resized