Literary Library

Douglas William Jerrold

January 3, 1803 - June 8, 1857English dramatist, novelist, short story writer and journalistAuthor of "Black-Eyed Susan", "Men of Character" and "...

Anne Stevenson

January 3, 1933 - September 14, 2020American-British poet and writerAuthor of "Bitter Fame: A Life of Sylvia Plath", "Five Looks at Elizabeth Bish...

Mo Hayder

January 2, 1962 - July 27, 2021British novelist, actress and modelAuthor of "Birdman", "The Treatment" and "Pig Island" (for which she was nominate...

William Harvey

April 1, 1578 - June 3, 1657English physician, lecturer and authorAuthor of "Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus" and ...

Edgar Wallace

April 1, 1875 - February 10, 1932British crime writer, war correspondent, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, playwright and poetAuthor of "The Fo...

Izaak Walton

August 9, 1593 - December 15, 1683English writerAuthor of "The Compleat Angler" and "Walton's Lives" #literarycalendar#birthdays#authorsbirthdays#s...

Piers Anthony

August 6, 1934 - English-American science fiction and fantasy writerAuthor of "A Spell for Chameleon", "The Source of Magic" and "On a Pale Horse"B...

Alfred Lord Tennyson

August 6, 1809 - October 6, 1892English poetAuthor of "Ulysses", "The Charge of the Light Brigade" and "Idylls of the King"Poet Laureate of Great ...

William Henry Hudson

August 4, 1841 - August 18, 1922Argentinian-born English novelist and naturalistAuthor of "Green Mansions", ""Afoot in England" and ""Far Away and...

Rupert Brooks

August 3, 1887 - April 23, 1915English poetBest known for his war sonnets written during World War I #literarycalendar#birthdays#authorsbirthdays#...

P. D. James

August 3, 1920 - November 27, 2014English mystery writerBest known for her Adam Dagliesh mystery series as well as "The Children of Men" and "Deat...

Ernest Dowson

August 2, 1867 - February 23, 1900English poet, novelist and short-story writerAuthor of "A Comedy of Masks", "The Pierrot of the Minute: A Phanta...