English poet Rupert Brooke died #OTD in 1915.
He is known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War, especially "The Soldier". Rupert Brooke’s promising literary career was cut short when he died in April 1915 from sepsis resulting from an infected mosquito bite while he was part of the British Mediterranean Expeditionary Force.
Books by Rupert Brooke at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/148