Literary Library
Joseph de Maistre
by Angela Beck
April 1, 1753 - February 26, 1826Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer, diplomat and magistrateAuthor of "Letters from a Savoyard Royalist", "Disco...
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
by Angela Beck
April 1, 1755 - February 2, 1826French lawyer, politician and authorAuthor of "Physiologie de gout, ou meditations de gastronomic transcendante; o...
Gaetano Mosca
by Angela Beck
April 1, 1858 - November 8, 1941Italian political scientist, journalist, public servant and academicAuthor of "Theory of Governments and Parliame...
Richard Henry Dana
by Angela Beck
August 1, 1815 - January 6, 1882American lawyer, politician and writerAuthor of "Two Years Before the Mast", "To Cuba and Back" and ""A Tribute to...
Ezra Meeker
by Angela Beck
December 29, 1830 - December 3, 1928American pioneer, mayor, postmaster and authorAuthor of "Washington Territory West of the Cascade Mountains", ...
Robert Morss Lovett
by Angela Beck
December 25, 1870 - February 8, 1956American academic, writer, editor, political activist and government officialAuthor of "The History of English...
Samuel Smiles
by Angela Beck
December 23, 1812 - April 16, 1904Scottish author, biographer, government reformer and newspaper editorAuthor of "Self-Help", "Lives of the Engine...
Edoardo Sanguineti
by Angela Beck
December 9, 1930 - May 18, 2010Genovese poet, writer, academic, translator and member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian ParliamentAuthor o...
Laura Bush
by Angela Beck
November 4, 1946 - American First Lady of the United States, librarian, author and educatorAuthor of "Read All About It", "Spoken from the Heart" ...
Ciro Alegria
by Angela Beck
November 4, 1909 - February 17, 1967Peruvian journalist, politician and novelistAuthor of "La Serpiente de Oro", "The Hungry Dogs" and "Broad and ...