Literary Library

George Gissing

November 22, 1857 - December 28, 1903English novelist and short story writerAuthor of "The Nether World", "Born in Exile" and "The Private Papers ...

George Eliot

November 22, 1819 - December 22, 1880English novelist, poet, journalist and translatorAuthor of "Adam Bede", "The Mill on the Floss", "Silas Marne...

Edward Bernays

November 22, 1891 - March 9, 1995American public relations pioneer, corporate consultant and writerAuthor of "Crystallizing Public Opinion", "Prop...

David Pietrusza

November 22, 1949 - American presidential scholar, historian, college lecturer and authorAuthor of "Ted Williams: My Life in Pictures", "1948: Har...

Andre Gide

November 22, 1869 - February 19, 1951French novelistAuthor of more than books including "The Immoralist", "The Pastoral Symphony" and "The Fruits ...

Voltaire

November 21, 1694 - May 30, 1778French writer, historian and philosopherAuthor of "Zadig", "Candide" and "Treatise on Tolerance"He wrote more than...

Marilyn French

November 21, 1929 - May 2, 2009American feminist authorAuthor of "The Women's Room", "Her Mother's Daughter" and "The War Against Women"

Elizabeth George Speare

November 21, 1908 - November 15, 1994American writer of children's booksAuthor of "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" (for which she won the Newbery Meda...

Beryl Bainbridge

November 21, 1932 - July 2, 2010English novelistAuthor of "The Dressmaker", "An Awfully Big Adventure" and "Master Georgie"Also known as Dame Beryl...

Tina Brown

November 21, 1953 - English biographer and writerAuthor of "Loose Talk: Adventures on the Street of Shame", "The Diana Chronicles" and "Gin: An Il...

Steven Curtis Chapman

November 21, 1962 - American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and authorAuthor of "Between Heaven and the Real World", "Shaoey and Dot: ...

Moises Kaufman

November 21, 1963 - Venezuelan-born Jewish-American theatre director, filmmaker and playwrightAuthor of the plays "The Laramie Project", "33 Variat...