8 December The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Thought for the day
With all, the beautiful things of the earth become more dear as they elude pursuit; but with some natures utter elusion is the one special event which will make a passing love permanent for ever.
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Published on this day
- 1999 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling
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- Louis de Bernières: Edwardx, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Michael C. Burgess: DaBadNewz, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
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- Thomas De Quincey: John Watson Gordon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Dorothy Shakespear: Walter Benington, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Lennon: Tony Barnard, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized