Literary Library

Eduard Uspensky

December 22, 1937 - August 14, 2018Russian children's book writer, poet, playwright, screenwriter and television presenterAuthor of over 70 books ...

Charles Stuart Calverly

December 22, 1831 - February 17, 1884English poetAuthor of "Verses and Translations", "Translations Into English and Latin" and "Fly Leaves"Also pu...

Charles de Lint

December 22, 1951 - Canadian writer of novels, novellas, essays, short stories, poetry and lyricsAuthor of "Moonheart", "Dreams Underfoot" and "Tha...

Thomas M. Disch

February 2, 1940 - July 4, 2008American science fiction writer, poet, critic and children's book authorAuthor of the science fiction stories "The ...

Judith Viorst

  February 2, 1931 - American adult and children's book author, poet, newspaper journalist and psychoanalysis researcherAuthor of "Alexander and t...

Joseph Seamon Cotter, Sr.

February 2, 1861 - March 14, 1949African-American poet, writer, playwright, community leader and educatorAuthor of "A Rhyming", "A White Song and...

James Joyce

February 2, 1882 - January 13, 1941Irish novelist, poet and literary criticAuthor of "Portrait of An Artist as a Young Man", "Ulysses" and "Finneg...

James Dickey

February 2, 1923 - January 19, 1997American poet, novelist, critic, lecturer and professorAuthor of "Into the Stone and Other Poems", "Drowning wi...

Hannah More

February 2, 1745 - September 7, 1833English religious writer, poet and playwrightAuthor of "The Inflexible Captive", "Fatal Falsehood" and "Coeleb...

Ivan Blatny

December 21, 1919 - August 5, 1990Czech poetAuthor of "Melancholic Walks" and "The Drug of Art"

Gustave Kahn

December 21, 1859 - September 5, 1936French Symbolist poet, art critic, novelist and playwrightAuthor of "The Mad King", "Premiers Poemes" and "Sy...

Reynolds Price

February 1, 1933 - January 20, 2011American poet, novelist, essayist, dramatist and professorAuthor 38 stories including "A Long and Happy Life"(fo...