Literary Library

Rumer Goddard

by Angela Beck
December 10, 1907 - November 8, 1998English author of fiction and nonfictionAuthor of more than 60 books including "Black Narcissus", "The Greenga...
British England English Fiction Film Films Great Britain Movie Movies Nonfiction

Mary Norton

by Angela Beck
December 10, 1903 - August 29, 1992English children's book author Author of "The Magic Bed-Knob", "Bonfires and Broomsticks" and "The Borrowers"...
Author British Carnegie Medal Children's Book Author England English Great Britain

Helen Oyeyemi

by Angela Beck
December 10, 1984 - Nigerian-born English novelist, short story writer and playwrightAuthor of "The Icarus Girl", "What is Not Yours is Not Yours"...
British England English Great Britain Nigeria Nigerian Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Short Story Theater Theatre

John Milton

by Angela Beck
December 9, 1608 - November 8, 1674English poet and civil servantAuthor of "Areopagitica", "Paradise Lost" and "Paradise Regained"
British Civil Servant England English English Poetry Great Britain Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Richard Llewellyn

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1906 - November 30, 1983British novelistAuthor of "How Green Was My Valley" (for which he won the National Book Award for Fiction in 19...
British England English Great Britain National Book Award Novel Novelist

Louis de Bernieres

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1954 - English novelistAuthor of "Captain Corelli's Mandalin", "Birds Without Wings" and "The Dust That Falls from Dreams"#literarycal...
British England English Great Britain Novel Novelist

Bill Bryson

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1951 - American-born British writer of books on travel, language and scienceAuthor of "A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovery America on the...
British Great Britain Language Languages Science Travel Travel Writer

Joyce Cary

by Angela Beck
December 7, 1888 - March 29, 1957Anglo-Irish novelist and colonial officialAuthor of "Mister Johnson", "To Be a Pilgrim" and "The Horse's Mouth"Bo...
British England English Great Britain Ireland Irish Novel Novelist

Anne Fine

by Angela Beck
December 7, 1947 - English writer of adult and children's booksAuthor of "Madame Doughtfire", "Goggle-Eyes" (for which she won the Carnegie Award i...
Author British Carnegie Medal Children's Book Author England English Great Britain

Osbert Sitwell

by Angela Beck
December 6, 1892 - May 4, 1969English writerAuthor of "Left Hand, Right Hand!", "Laughter in the Next Room" and "Noble Essences"His full name was ...
British England English Great Britain Writer

Christina Rossetti

by Angela Beck
December 5, 1830 - December 29, 1894English writer of romantic, devotional and children's poemsAuthor of "Goblin Market", "The Prince's Progress a...
British Children's Poem Children's Poet Devotional Devotions England English English Poetry Great Britain Poem Poems Poet Poetry Romance Romantic

Sir Herbert Edward Read

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1893 - June 12, 1968English art historian, poet, literary critic and philosopherAuthor of "The Meaning of Art", "To Hell With Culture, ...
Art Art Historian Artist Arts British Critic England English English History English Poetry Great Britain Literary Critic Philosopher Philosophy Poem Poems Poet Poetry