William Dean Howells was a novelist, ciritc, and playwright. He is remembered for his novels A Traveler from Alturia and The Rise of Silas Lapham.
Samuel Pepys (23 February, 1633 – 26 May, 1703) – An English diarist & politician. His diary, which he kept for decades, gives us a glimpse of 17th-century life
Wilhelm Heinse (16 February, 1746 – 22 June, 1803) was a German author, novelist, and art critic who influenced many Romantics.
Frans Michael Franzén (9 February, 1772 – 14 August, 1847) born in Oulu, Sweden (now Finland) was a poet, clergyman, and educator
Check out some fun facts about Hannah More (2 February, 1745 – 7 September, 1833) was a religious writer, poet, and playwright from England.
Alexander Woollcott (19 January, 1887 – 23 January, 1943) was a drama critic, playwright, radio personality, and commentator for The New Yorker.
Miklós Zrínyi was a Hungarian poet, statesman and military leader. His poem The Peril of Sziget is the first epic poem in Hungarian literature
William Gaddis was an American novelist and satirist. Mr. Gaddis is known for his novel, The Recognitions which was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 best novels
Saul Bellow was an award-winning American writer. Among his many distinctions are a Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes, and the National Book Award for Fiction 3 times
Thomas Paine was an American philosopher, writer, and political activist & theorist known for Common Sense (1776) and The American Crisis (1776–1783)
