24 December The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 07
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George Crabbe1754 · Aldeburgh English poet, surgeon, and clergyman (1754-1832) -
Eliza Cook1812 · London Road British writer (1818–1889) -
Matthew Arnold1822 · Laleham British poet and cultural critic (1822–1888) -
William Brighty Rands1823 · Chelsea English children's writer (1823-1882) -
Brandon Thomas1848 · Mount Pleasant British dramatist and actor (1848–1914) -
Lucy Gertrude Moberly1860 · Winchester English writer -
Margaret Sackville1881 · Sussex noblewoman; British poet (1881-1963)
Thought for the day
I am not as these are, the poet saith In youth's pride, and the painter, among men At bay, where never pencil comes nor pem
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Photo credits
- George Crabbe: Henry William Pickersgill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Eliza Cook: William Etty, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Matthew Arnold: unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- William Brighty Rands: Various ILN staff, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Brandon Thomas: не позднее 1914 г., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Lucy Gertrude Moberly: unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Margaret Sackville: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Margaret Thomas: w:Margaret Thomas, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Richard Adams: AndrewRH, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Osborne: Reginald gray, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Harold Pinter: Jack de Nijs for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized