Literary Library

Gillian Cross

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1945 - British author of children's booksAuthor of "A Map of Nowhere", "Wolf" (for which she won the Carnegie Award in 1990) and "The ...
British Carnegie Medal Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books England English Great Britain Whitbread Children's Book Award

George Crabbe

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1754 - February 3, 1832English poet, surgeon and clergymanAuthor of "The Candidate", "The Village" and "The Burough"
British Church Clergy Clergyman Doctor England English English Poetry Great Britain Medical Medicine Physician Religion Religious Surgeon Surgery

Carol Ann Duffy

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1955 - British poet, playwright and profesorAuthor of "Standing Female Nude", "Selling Manhattan" (for which she won the Somerset Ma...
British England English English Poetry Great Britain Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poet Laureate Poetry Professor Somerset Maugham Award T. S. Eliot Prize Teach Teacher United Kingdom University

Elizabeth Noble

by Angela Beck
December 22, 1968 - English novelistAuthor of "The Reading Group", "Alphabet Weekends" and "The Girl Next Door"
British England English Great Britain Novel Novelist

Charles Stuart Calverly

by Angela Beck
December 22, 1831 - February 17, 1884English poetAuthor of "Verses and Translations", "Translations Into English and Latin" and "Fly Leaves"Also pu...
British England English English Poetry Great Britain Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Hannah More

by Angela Beck
February 2, 1745 - September 7, 1833English religious writer, poet and playwrightAuthor of "The Inflexible Captive", "Fatal Falsehood" and "Coeleb...
British England English English Poetry Great Britain Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Religion Religious Theater Theatre

Charles Nordhoff

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1887 - April 10, 1947 English-born American novelist and memoirist Author of books that were turned into films: "The Hurricane" in 19...
Ambulance American British England English Film Films Great Britain Memoir Memoirist Novel Novelist War World War I

Sir Benjamin Disraeli

by Angela Beck
December 21, 1804 - April 19, 1881British-Jewish statesman, conservative politician and novelistServed as Prime Minister of England first in 1868 ...
British Conservative England English Great Britain Jewish Jews Novel Novelist Political Politician Politics Prime Minister Statesman

Rebecca West

by Angela Beck
December 21, 1892 - March 15, 1983British author, journalist, literary critic and travel writerAuthor of "Black Lamb and Grey Falcon", "A Train of...
Author British England English Great Britain Journalism Journalist Literary Critic Travel Travel Writer

Mike Inkpen

by Angela Beck
December 21, 1952 - British children's book author and illustratorAuthor of "Threadbear" (for which he won a Children's Book Award in 1991), "Pengu...
Author British British Book Awards Children's Book Author Children's Book Award England English Great Britain Illustrator

Diana Athill

by Angela Beck
December 21, 1917 - January 23, 2019British literary editor, novelist and memoiristAuthor of "Instead of a Letter", "After a Funeral" and "Somewher...
British Costa Book Awards England English Great Britain Literary Editor Memoir Memoirist National Book Critics Circle Award Novel Novelist

Anthony Powell

by Angela Beck
December 21, 1905 - March 28, 2000English novelist, playwright and memoiristBest known for his 12-volume series "A Dance to the Music of Time" as ...
British England English Great Britain Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre