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Fun Facts Friday: Ford Madox Ford
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Fun Facts Friday: Ford Madox Ford

Man of la BookDecember 17, 2021

Ford Madox Ford was an English author, poet, critic, and editor whose World War I horrific experiences influenced many of his novels including The Good Soldier

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Fun Facts Friday: Sinclair Lewis
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Fun Facts Friday: Sinclair Lewis

Man of la BookFebruary 7, 2020

Sinclair Lewis (7, February, 1885 – 10 January, 1951) was a writer and a playwright from Sauk Centre, Minnesota .

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Fun Facts Friday: Hugo Gernsback
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Fun Facts Friday: Hugo Gernsback

Man of la BookAugust 16, 2019

Hugo Gernsback (16 August, 1884 – 19 August, 1967) was an American inventor, editor, and writer best known for publishing the first science fiction magazine.

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Fun Facts Friday: Rebecca West
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Fun Facts Friday: Rebecca West

Man of la BookDecember 21, 2018

Rebecca West (21 December, 1892 – 15 March, 1983) was a British journalist, author and travel writer, called “indisputably the world’s number one woman writer”.

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Fun Facts Friday: H.G. Wells
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Fun Facts Friday: H.G. Wells

Man of la BookSeptember 21, 2018

On 21 September, 1886 British novelist H. G. Wells was born in Kent, England. Known as “the Father of Futurism” but mostly as “the Father of Science Fiction”

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Fun Facts Friday: Stephen Crane
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Fun Facts Friday: Stephen Crane

Man of la BookNovember 2, 2012

On 1 September 1871, author Stephen Crane was born (d. 5 June, 1900). Crane is best known for his book The Red Badge of Courage. I must say that of all the books I was forced to read in high school, this […]

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Book Review: The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells

Man of la BookJuly 26, 2012

Article first published as Book Review: The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells on Blogcritics. About: The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells is another classic book by the famous English author written in 1901. At the time […]

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Fun Facts Friday: J. M. Barrie
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Fun Facts Friday: J. M. Barrie

Man of la BookMay 11, 2012

Yesterday was the birthday of Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) better remembered as author J. M. Barrie who created the beloved Peter Pan.

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Cover Gallery: The Invisible Man
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Cover Gallery: The Invisible Man

Man of la BookMarch 3, 2012

A few days ago I wrote my thoughts about H. G. Wells’ The Invisible Man (as part of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Challenge). As with many other classic books, best sellers or just simply books that have been around a while, I found […]

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Thoughts on: The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells

Man of la BookMarch 1, 2012

Article first published as Book Review: The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells on Blogcritics. About: The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells is a science fiction classic written in 1897. The novella was first serialized in Pearson’s Weeklythe same year it was published. […]

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