Literary Library

Louis de Bernieres

December 8, 1954 - English novelistAuthor of "Captain Corelli's Mandalin", "Birds Without Wings" and "The Dust That Falls from Dreams"#literarycal...

Joyce Cary

December 7, 1888 - March 29, 1957Anglo-Irish novelist and colonial officialAuthor of "Mister Johnson", "To Be a Pilgrim" and "The Horse's Mouth"Bo...

Anne Fine

December 7, 1947 - English writer of adult and children's booksAuthor of "Madame Doughtfire", "Goggle-Eyes" (for which she won the Carnegie Award i...

Osbert Sitwell

December 6, 1892 - May 4, 1969English writerAuthor of "Left Hand, Right Hand!", "Laughter in the Next Room" and "Noble Essences"His full name was ...

Christina Rossetti

December 5, 1830 - December 29, 1894English writer of romantic, devotional and children's poemsAuthor of "Goblin Market", "The Prince's Progress a...

Sir Herbert Edward Read

December 4, 1893 - June 12, 1968English art historian, poet, literary critic and philosopherAuthor of "The Meaning of Art", "To Hell With Culture, ...

Samuel Butler

December 4, 1835 - June 18, 1902 English novelist and criticAuthor of "Erewhon", "The Fair Haven"  and "The Way of the Flesh"

David Macauley

December 2, 1946 - British-born American illustrator and author of children's booksAuthor and illustrator of "Cathedral: The Story of It's Construc...

Brian Lumley

  December 2, 1937 - English author of horror fictionBest known for his "Necroscope" series as well as "Khai of Khem", "Psychosphere" and "Hero of...

Winston Churchill

November 30, 1874 - January 24, 1965British statesman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 - 1945, 1951 - 1955 and writerAuthor of 43 b...

Sir Philip Sidney

November 30, 1554 - October 17, 1586English poet, courtier, scholar and soldierAuthor of "Astrophel and Stella", "The Countess of Pembroke Arcadia...

Taylor Caldwell

September 7, 1900 - August 30, 1985British-born American novelistAuthor of "Dynasty of Death", "A Pillar of Iron" and "Testimony of Two Men"Born J...