Literary Library

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, ...
Art Art Historian Artist Arts British Critic England English English History English Poetry Great Britain Literary Critic Philosopher Philosophy Poem Poems Poet Poetry

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"
British Critic England English Great Britain Literary Critic Novel Novelist

Rhoda Blumberg

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1917 - June 6, 2016American author of historical children's booksAuthor of "Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun" (for which she w...
Author Children's Book Author history Japan Literary Historian Newbery Newbery Honor

Reginald Laubin

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1903 - April 5, 2000American writer, dancer and expert on Native American cultureAuthor of "The Indian Tipi", "Indian Dances of North A...
Dance Dancer Indian Native Native American Native Culture North America North American Indians Writer

Rainer Maria Rilke

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1875 - December 29, 1926 Austrian poet and novelistAuthor of "Duino Elegies", "Sonnets to Orpheus", "The Notebooks of Malte Laurids B...
Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Peter Reuter

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1944 - American criminologist, economist, writer and professorAuthor of "Understanding the Demand for Illegal Drugs", "Draining Develop...
Crime Criminologist Economics Economist Economy Professor Teach Teacher University Writer

Munro Leaf

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1905 - December 21, 1976American author and illustrator of children's booksAuthor of "The Story of Ferdinand" (illustrated by Robert L...
Author Children's Book Author Ferdinand Illustrator

Kurt R. A. Giambastiani

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1958 - American novelistAuthor of "The Year the Cloud Fell", "The Spirit of Thunder" and "Shadow of the Sun"Born Kurt Robert Achilles G...
Novel Novelist

John Giorno

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1936 - October 12, 2019American poet and performance artistAuthor of "Grasping at Emptiness", "Subduing Demons in America, Selected Po...
Art Artist Arts Performance Artist Poem Poems Poet Poetry

George Ancona

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1929 - January 1, 2021American photo essayist and creator of children's picture booksAuthor of "Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day...
Children's Book Children's Books Essayist Photo Photographer Photography Photos

Frances Power Cobbe

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1822 - April 5, 1904Anglo-Irish writer, philosopher, religious thinker, social reformer, woman's suffrage campaigner and animal rights ...

Cornell Woolrich

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1903 - September 23, 1968American novelist and short story writerAuthor of dozens of novels and short stories including "The Bride Wor...
Film Movie Movies Novel Novelist Short Story