26 December The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 05
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Thomas Gray1716 · London English poet and classical scholar (1716–1771) -
Charles James Mathews1803 · Liverpool British actor who took on French-speaking roles in France -
Hugh Conway1847 · Bristol British writer (1847–1885) -
Gordon Onslow Ford1912 · Wendover American artist (1912–2003) -
Emma Forrest1976 · London British journalist, novelist and screenwriter
Thought for the day
Whosoever, in writing a modern history, shall follow truth too near the heels, it may happily strike out his teeth.
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Published on this day
- 2007 Firstborn by Arthur C. Clarke
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Photo credits
- Thomas Gray: John Giles Eccardt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Charles James Mathews: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Hugh Conway: van der Weyde, Regent Street, London, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Gordon Onslow Ford: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Emma Forrest: Amy Martin Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Mary Darby Robinson: After Joshua Reynolds, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ann Hatton: William John Watkeys, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized