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A memorial stone to Percy Bysshe Shelley was unveiled in Poet's Corner #onthisday in 1954. In 1814 he eloped abroad with Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (author of Frankenstein). His works include the dramas The Cenci and Prometheus Unbound. Discover more: https://t.co/7ZxLZKywvh https://t.co/WcgaojGde9

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The writer Charles Dickens was born #onthisday in 1812. Dickens is buried here, in Poets' Corner, alongside the graves and memorials of many other great writers. Dickens' famous works include 'Pickwick Papers', 'Oliver Twist' and 'Nicholas Nickleby'. https://t.co/xWSi0ltuFQ https://t.co/LpiBAFZOyl

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New York-born novelist Henry James died #onthisday in 1916. He was one of the most prolific writers of the 19th century, and among his best-loved works are The Portrait of a Lady, The Ambassadors and The Turn of the Screw. This is his memorial stone in the Abbey's Poets' Corner. https://t.co/MD2o4cmuji

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Sir Walter Scott was born #OTD 1771. He wrote many popular novels and poems such as The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, Rob Roy, Ivanhoe and Peveril of the Peak. Discover more: https://t.co/ZSJRDJUeBc https://t.co/CxNb9uEcZd

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A memorial stone to Percy Bysshe Shelley was unveiled in Poet's Corner #onthisday in 1954. In 1814 he eloped abroad with Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (author of Frankenstein). His works include the dramas The Cenci and Prometheus Unbound. Discover more: https://t.co/7ZxLZKywvh https://t.co/WcgaojGde9

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'Like as the hart', a setting of Psalm 42 by Master of the King’s Music, Judith Weir (pictured meeting The Queen in 2015), was composed specially for today's service, as was the anthem 'Who shall separate us?', which draws on words from Romans 8, by Sir James MacMillan. https://t.co/K26OzCw9wI

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Engineer James Rennell died #onthisday in 1830. His work A Bengal Atlas was published in 1781 and his general map of India, and other works, followed. He is buried in the centre of the nave of Westminster Abbey. Discover more: https://t.co/NJcnZXseXc https://t.co/ifZyQHPwi4

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Poet and writer Thomas Hardy died #OTD 1928. His first major novel, which made him famous, was Far from the Madding Crowd. His other works include The Return of the Native and Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Discover more: https://t.co/2hOE1aScoA https://t.co/fOZxi5EMfZ

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A bust commemorating writer and minister Charles Kingsley was dedicated in Poets' Corner #onthisday in 1876. Kingsley's best known works include The Water Babies and Westward Ho!. He was later appointed Canon of Westminster. Discover more: https://t.co/OHbuOI4Ghh https://t.co/UruX1H7SSA

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Sir Walter Scott was born #OTD 1771. He wrote many popular novels and poems such as The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, Rob Roy, Ivanhoe and Peveril of the Peak. Discover more: https://t.co/ZSJRDJUeBc https://t.co/CxNb9uEcZd