21 December The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 05
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Alice Dixon Le Plongeon1851 · London English photographer, archaeologist, traveller and author (1851–1910) -
Nathaniel Gould1857 · Cheetham Hill British writer (1857–1919); active in Australia -
Laurence Irving1871 · London British dramatist and actor (1871–1914) -
Rebecca West1892 · London British writer, journalist, literary critic, and feminist (1892-1983) -
Anthony Powell1905 · London English novelist (1905-2000)
Thought for the day
And Marlowe, Webster, Fletcher, Ben, Whose fire-hearts sowed our furrows when The world was worthy of such men.
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Remembered today
No writer in our collection died on 21 December.
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Photo credits
- Alice Dixon Le Plongeon: Augustus Le Plongeon (1825-1908), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Nathaniel Gould: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Laurence Irving: J. Beagles and Co., publisher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Rebecca West: Madame Yévonde, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Anthony Powell: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized