A Bookish Blog
Augustine of Hippo (13 November, 354 – 28 August, 430) was a Christian theologian, philosopher and Bishop of Hippo Regius. He is better known today as Saint Augustine, the patron saint of printers, theologians, and sore eyes. Books by St. Augustine of […]
Colley Cibber (6 November, 1671 – 11 December, 1757) was an English poet and Poet Laureate, who is remembered as a pioneer of sentimental comedy. Books by or about Colley Cibber* 1. Colley Cibber was born in Bloomsbury district in the West […]
Literature and Halloween have a long, enchanted history. Famous and celebrate authors have, for centuries, reshaped the season long before horror flicks took over the silver screen. 1. The term Halloween was popularized by Scottish poet Robert Burns in his 1785 poem […]
Robert Bridges (23 October, 1844 – 21 April ,1930) was an English poet who became famous in his later years. Books by Robert Bridges* 1. Robert Seymour Bridges was born in Walmer, Kent to Thomas and Herriet Elizabeth Bridges. He was the […]
Eugene O’Neill (16 October, 1888 – 27 November 1953) was a Pulitzer Prize winning American playwright. Books by or about Eugene O’Neill* 1. Eugene Gladstone O’Neill was born in the Barrett House, a hotel located in Longacre Square, NYC. Not long after […]
Ivo Andrić (9 October, 1892 – 13 March, 1975) was a poet, novelist, and Noble Prize winning writer from Yugoslavia. Books by Ivo Andrić* 1. Ivo Andrić was born in Travnik in Austria-Hungary (located today in Bosnia and Herzegovina). He was the […]
Graham Greene (2 October, 1904-3 April, 1991) was an English author, playwright and critic. Books by Graham Greene* 1. Henry Graham Greene was born in Hertfordshire, England. His father, Charles Henry Greene was the house master of the boarding house where he […]
Shel Silverstein (25 September, 1930-10 May, 1999) was an American author, poet, cartoonist, and songwriter. His most acclaimed works were the children books he wrote, such as The Giving Tree. Books by Shel Silverstein* 1. Sheldon Allan Silverstein was born and raid […]
Grey Owl (18 September, 1888-April 3, 1938) was the pseudonym of a Canadian writer, public speaker, and as the name might suggest, an environmentalist. Books by Grey Owl* 1. Archibald Stansfeld Belaney was born into an upper middle-class family in Hastings, England. […]
D. H. Lawrence (11 September, 1885-2 March, 1930) was a divisive English novelist, essayist, painter and critic. Books by D. H. Lawrence* 1. David Herbert Lawrence was born in Eastwood, England to Arthur John and Lydia Lawrence. Arthur was a coal miner, […]
