Midge Decter (25 July, 1927-9 May, 2022) was an essayist, activist and social critic who described herself as an “ardent ideologue”.
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
