“Never did she find anything so difficult as to keep herself from losing her temper when she was suddenly disturbed while absorbed in a book. “ A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett Frances Hodgson Burnett was born on November 24, 1849, in Cheetham, Manchester, England. Her father died suddenly of a stroke when she was… Read More November 24th – Frances Hodgson Burnett
Come to the edge. We might fall. Come to the edge. It’s too high! COME TO THE EDGE! And they came, and he pushed, And they flew Christopher Logue Christopher Logue was born November 23, 1926, in Portsmith, Hampshire, England. A notable pacifist and poet associated with the British Poetry Revival, he was also a… Read More November 23rd – Christopher Logue
“One person plus one typewriter constitutes a movement.” ― Pauli Murray Pauli Murray was born Anna Pauline Murray on November 20, 1910, in Baltimore, Maryland. She was the fourth of six children. After her mother died from a cerebral hemorrhage in 1914, Pauli was sent to live with her maternal aunt and grandparents in Durham,… Read More November 20th – Pauli Murray
“Not only can what others are suffering be a consolation while we are suffering, but even knowing what others suffered long ago can be consoling.” ― Anna Seghers, The Seventh Cross Anna Seghers was born Anna Reiling on November 19, 1900, in Mainz, Germany. Her family was Jewish, and her father owned an Art and… Read More November 19th – Anna Seghers
If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word. Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood was born on November 18, 1939, in Ontario, Canada. She was the second of three children, with a brother two years older and a sister twelve years younger. Her father was an entomologist, and the family traveled back and forth… Read More November 18th – Margaret Atwood
“Facts are just the bare bones out of which truth is made. “ Shelby Foote Shelby Foote was born on November 17th, 1916, in Greenville, Mississippi. His family moved a bit around the South, to Jackson, Vicksburg, Pensacola, and Mobile, with his father’s job. After his father died when he was six, he and his… Read More November 17th – Shelby Foote
“Everything begins and ends at exactly the right time and place.” ― Joan Lindsay, Picnic at Hanging Rock Australian novelist Joan Lindsey was born Joan à Beckett Weigall on November 16, 1896, in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Her father was a judge. Her mother, a musician, was born in Dublin and was the daughter of the Governor… Read More November 16th – Joan Lindsay
“Why can’t grown-ups just give me stuff, let me do what I like and then go away A LOT?” Richmal Crompton, William Again Richmal Crompton was born on the 15th of November in 1890 in Bury, Lancashire, England. Her father, Rev. Edward John Sewell Lamburn, taught classics at the local boys’ school, and Richmal attended… Read More November 15th – Richmal Crompton
“Don’t let them get you down. Be cheeky. And wild. And wonderful.” Astrid Lindgren Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren was born on November 14th, 1907, in Sweden. She grew up on a farm with three siblings. After finishing school, she worked at a local newspaper, where she had a relationship with the chief editor. He was… Read More November 14th – Astrid Lindgren
There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy, we sow anonymous benefits upon the world, Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson was born on November 13th, 1850, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He later changed the spelling to Louis and dropped the Balfour. His father was a… Read More November 13th – Robert Louis Stevenson
Daily Inspirations for Writers and Readers 