Literary Library

Paul Claudel

by Angela Beck
August 6, 1868 - February 23, 1955French poet, dramatist and diplomatAuthor of "Five Great Odes", "The Tidings Brought to Mary" and "The Satin Sli...
Drama Dramatist France French Play Plays Playwright Poem Poet Poetry Theater Theatre

Norma Farber

by Angela Beck
August 6, 1909 - March 21, 1984American children's book author and poetAuthor of "As I Was Crossing Boston Common" (for which she won the National ...
Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Poem Children's Poet National Book Award Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Janet Asimov

by Angela Beck
August 6, 1926 - February 25, 2019American science fiction writer, children's science fiction writer and psychiatristAuthor of the Norby Chronicles...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Isaac Asimov Psychiatrist Sci/Fi Science Science Fiction Scifi

Francois Fenelon

by Angela Beck
August 6, 1651 - January 7, 1715French archbishop, theologian and writerAuthor of "The Adventures of Telemachus", "The Existence of God" and "Inne...
Archbishop Catholic Catholic Church Christianity Church France French Religion Theologian Writer

Barbara Cooney

by Angela Beck
August 6, 1917 - March 10, 2000American writer and illustrator of over 100 children's booksAuthor and/or illustrator of "Chanticleer and the Fox" (...
Caldecott Caldecott Medal Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Book Illustrator Illustrator National Book Award

Alfred Lord Tennyson

by Angela Beck
August 6, 1809 - October 6, 1892English poetAuthor of "Ulysses", "The Charge of the Light Brigade" and "Idylls of the King"Poet Laureate of Great ...
British England English English Poetry Great Britain Ireland Poem Poems Poet Poet Laureate Poetry

Wendell Berry

by Angela Beck
August 5, 1934 - American novelist, poet, essayist and environmental activistAuthor of "The Unsettling of America", "Jayber Crow" and "The Peace o...
Activist Environment Environmental Environmentalist Natural World Naturalist Nature Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Per Wahloo

by Angela Beck
August 5, 1926 - June 22, 1975Swedish novelistAuthor of "Roseanna", "The Man Who Went Up in Smoke" and "The Laughing Policeman"Created (with his wi...
Detective Novel Novelist Sweden Swedish

Guy de Maupassant

by Angela Beck
August 5, 1850 - July 6, 1893French short-story writerAuthor of "Une Vie", "Bel Ami" and "Pierre et Jean"Born Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant ...
France French Short Story

Conrad Aiken

by Angela Beck
August 5, 1899 - August 17, 1973American poet, novelist and short-story writerAuthor of "The House of Dust", "Preludes for Memnon" and "Ushant"Won...
Library of Congress Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poet Laureate Pulitzer Prize Short Story

Maud Petersham

by Angela Beck
August 5, 1890 - November 29, 1971American author and illustrator of children's booksAuthor and/or illustrator of "The Rootabaga Stories" (written...
Caldecott Caldecott Medal Carl Sandburg Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Book Illustrator Children's Books Illustrator Miska Petersham

William Henry Hudson

by Angela Beck
August 4, 1841 - August 18, 1922Argentinian-born English novelist and naturalistAuthor of "Green Mansions", ""Afoot in England" and ""Far Away and...
Argentina Argentine Argentinian British England English Great Britain Hudson River Natural World Naturalist Nature Novel Novelist