Literary Library

Thomas Chatterton

by Angela Beck
November 20, 1752 - August 24, 1770English poetPoems included "O Synge Untoe Mie Roundelaire" and "Excelente Balade of Charitie"
England English Poem Poet Poetry

Wilfred Owen

by Angela Beck
March 18, 1893 - November 4, 1918English poet and scholarAuthor of "Anthem for Doomed Youth" and "Dulce et Decorum est" Born Wilfred Edward Salter...
Academic eng England English Poem Poet Poetry Scholar

Tim Pears

by Angela Beck
November 15, 1956 - English novelistAuthor of "In the Place of Fallen Hearts", "Disputed Lands" and "The Horseman: The West Country Trilogy"
England English Novel Novelist

Tibor Fischer

by Angela Beck
November 15, 1959 - British novelist and short story writerAuthor of "The Thought Gang", "Under the Fog" and "Good to Be God"
British England English Novel Novelist Short Story

Sacheverell Sitwell

by Angela Beck
November 15, 1897 - October 1, 1988English writer, art critic and music criticAuthor of "Southern Baroque Art", "Romanian Journey" and "Great Hous...
Art Art Critic Arts England English Music Music Critic

Ben Travers

by Angela Beck
November 12, 1886 - December 18, 1980English playwright, novelist and memoiristAuthor of "A Cuckoo in the Nest", "Rookery Nook" and "A Night Like T...
Drama Dramatist England English Memoir Memoirist Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

Roger Joseph McGough

by Angela Beck
November 9, 1937 -English poet, broadcaster, playwright and children's book authorAuthor of "You Tell Me", "Sky in the Pie" and "Defying Gravity"
Children's Book Children's Book Author England English Plays Playwright Poem Poet Poetry

Mark Akenside

by Angela Beck
November 9, 1721 - June 23, 1770English poet and physicianAuthor of "The Pleasures of Imagination", "An Epistle to Curio" and "Odes on Several Sub...
Doctor England English Medical Medicine Physician Poem Poet Poetry

Sir Kazuo Ishiguro

by Angela Beck
November 8, 1954 - Japanese-born English novelist, screenwriter and short story writerAuthor of "The Remains of the Day", "When We Were Orphans" a...
England English Japan Japanese Nobel Prize Novel Novelist Screenplay Screenwriter Short Story

Sarah Fielding

by Angela Beck
November 8, 1710 - April 9, 1768English novelistAuthor of "The Governess, or The Little Female Academy", "The Adventures of David Simple" and "The ...
England English Henry Fielding Novel Novelist

Cedric Henning Belfrage

by Angela Beck
November 8, 1904 - June 21, 1990English film critic, journalist, writer and political activistAuthor of "Promised Land", "Seeds of Destruction: The...
Critic Double Agent England English English History Film Film Critic Journalist News Newspapers Political Political Activist Politics Reporter Russia Russian History Soviet Soviet Union Soviets Spies Spy World War II WWII

Thomas Kyd

by Angela Beck
November 6, 1558 - August 15, 1594English playwrightAuthor of "The Spanish Tragedy", "Arden of Faversham" and "Edward III"
Drama Dramatist England English Plays Playwright Theater Theatre