Literature

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stands among the most influential literary figures of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Best…

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James Joyce

James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was born on 2 February 1882 in Rathgar, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. He became one…

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Harper Lee

Nelle Harper Lee was born on 28 April 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama, United States. She would go on to become…

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Frank Herbert

Frank Patrick Herbert was born on 8 October 1920 in Tacoma, Washington, United States. He became one of the most…

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Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway was born on 21 July 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois, and became one of the most influential and…

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and the world’s preeminent dramatist, was…

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Born 22 May 1859: Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, a Scottish physician and prolific writer, was born in Edinburgh on May 22nd, 1859. Though…

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Born 28 April 1948 – Terry Pratchett

Sir Terence David John Pratchett, a titan of fantasy literature and master of witty satire, was born on April 28,…

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Born 23 April 1564 – William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist, was born in…

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Born 7 April 1770 – William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth (1770-1850), a titan of English Romanticism, left an indelible mark on the literary world. Born in Cockermouth, Cumbria,…

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Born 2 April 1805 – Hans Christian Anderson

Hans Christian Andersen, born on April 2, 1805, in Odense, Denmark, is celebrated for his enduring fairy tales that have…

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George Orwell

Eric Arthur Blair who would be later known as George Orwell was born on 15 June 1903 in Motihari which…

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Oscar Wilde

“There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” –…

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Jane Austen

“Anything is to be preferred or endured rather than marrying without affection.” – Jane Austen Jane Austen was born during…

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Jules Verne

“Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they…

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Charles Dickens

“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year” – Charles Dickens Few writers…

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