Literary Library

Geoffrey Wolff

by Angela Beck
November 5, 1937 - American novelist, essayist, biographer and travel writerAuthor of "Final Club", "The Duke of Deception: Memories of My Father" ...
Bio Biographer Biography Essayist Essays Novel Novelist Travel Travel Guide

Catherine Drinker Bowen

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1897 - November 1, 1973American biographerAuthor of "Yankee From Olympus" and Miracle at Philadelphia"
Bio Biographer Biography

R. W. B. Lewis

by Angela Beck
November 1, 1917 - June 13, 2002American literary scholar and criticAuthor of "The Poetry of Hart Crane: A Critical Study", "Edith Wharton: A Biogr...
Bio Biographer Biography Critic Literary Scholar Pulitzer Prize Scholar

John Strype

by Angela Beck
November 1, 1643 - December 11, 1737English clergyman, historian and biographerAuthor of "The Life of the Learned Sir Thomas Smith, Kt, D.C.L.: Pr...
Bio Biographer Biography British Clergy Clergyman Edward the VI England English English History Historian history King Queen Queen Elizabeth

Henri Troyat

by Angela Beck
November 1, 1911 - March 2, 2007Russian-born French biographer, historian and novelistAuthor of "The Web", "Ivan the Terrible" and "Catherine the ...
Bio Biographer Biography France French Historian history Novel Novelist Russia Russian Russian History