30 December The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 04
Thought for the day
I hate the day, because it lendeth light To see all things, but not my love to see.
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Remembered today
No writer in our collection died on 30 December.
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Photo credits
- John Philips: anonymous, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Freeman Milward Dovaston: James Giles, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Cyril Harcourt: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- L. P. Hartley: Lady Ottoline Morrell, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized