Literary Library
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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, ...
Samuel Butler
by Angela Beck
December 4, 1835 - June 18, 1902
English novelist and criticAuthor of "Erewhon", "The Fair Haven" and "The Way of the Flesh"
David Macauley
by Angela Beck
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
by Angela Beck
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
by Angela Beck
November 30, 1874 - January 24, 1965British statesman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 - 1945, 1951 - 1955 and writerAuthor of 43 b...
Taylor Caldwell
by Angela Beck
September 7, 1900 - August 30, 1985British-born American novelistAuthor of "Dynasty of Death", "A Pillar of Iron" and "Testimony of Two Men"Born J...