William Makepeace Thackeray (18 July, 1811-24 December, 1863) was an English writer and illustrator known for his famous novel Vanity Fair
Robert Greene (baptized on July 11, 1558-3 September, 1592) was an Elizabethan dramatist, well known during his lifetime. We don’t know much about him
Nathaniel Hawthorne (4 July, 1804-19 May, 1864), born in Salem, MA was a proloific American novelist and writer of short stories
Maxwell Bodenheim (26 May, 1892 – 6 February, 1954) was a poet and novelist known as the King of Greenwich Village Bohemians.
Dorothy Leigh Sayers was an author, playwright, translator & critic from Oxford, England. She is known for her crime novels, which were more than just puzzles
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (6 May, 1806, 29 June, 1861) was a popular Victorian poet who was famous, during he lifetime in both England and the United States.
Cornelia Otis Skinner (30 May, 2018 – ) an American author, playwright, and actress. She is remembered for her 1942 best-seller Our Hearts were young and Gay
Thomas Hood (23 May 1799 – 3 May 1845) was an English writer and humorist. He has been called “the finest English poet” of his generation.
H.E. Bates (16 May, 1905 – 29 January, 1974) was a British writer, born in Northamptonshire, who was known for his short stories and novels
Rudolph Fisher was an American writer, dramatist, musician, and physician. Mr. Fisher wrote about the relationship dynamics between blacks & whites in Harlem
