20 December 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 05
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Edwin Abbott Abbott1838 · Marylebone British theologian and author (1838-1926) -
T. F. Powys1875 · Shirley British novelist and short story writer (1875–1953) -
Ethel Sidgwick1877 · Rugby British poet (1877-1970) -
Sheenagh Pugh1950 · Birmingham British writer -
Kate Atkinson1951 · York English writer of novels, plays and short stories
Thought for the day
The weak point in the system of the Circles — if a humble Square may venture to speak of anything Circular as containing any element of weakness — appears to me to be found in their relations with Women.
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Remembered today
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Paul Whitehead British satirist -
Ann Taylor British poet and literary critic (1782–1866) -
J. C. Squire British poet, writer, historian, and literary editor (1884-1958) -
Cecil Roberts English writer and poet (1892–1976) -
Denise Levertov British-American poet (1923-1997) - Vera Rich British poet, journalist, historian, and translator (1936–2009)
Published on this day
- 1845 The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens
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Photo credits
- Edwin Abbott Abbott: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- T. F. Powys: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ethel Sidgwick: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Sheenagh Pugh: Sheenaghpugh, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Kate Atkinson: TimDuncan, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Paul Whitehead: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ann Taylor: Isaac Taylor (died 1829), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- J. C. Squire: not stated, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Cecil Roberts: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Denise Levertov: Elsa Dorfman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized