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Fun Facts Friday: May Sarton
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Fun Facts Friday: May Sarton

Man of la BookMay 3, 2024

May Sarton (3 May, 1912 – 16 July, 1995) was a writer, poet, journalist and memoirist. She is remembered for her excellent journals and memoirs

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Fun Facts Friday: A.H. Raskin
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Fun Facts Friday: A.H. Raskin

Man of la BookApril 26, 2024

A.H. Raskin (26 April, 1911 – 22 December, 1993) was a reporter, writer, and assistant editor. He was a long time employee and contributor to the New York Times

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Fun Facts Friday: Sarah Kemble Knight
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Fun Facts Friday: Sarah Kemble Knight

Man of la BookApril 19, 2024

Sarah Kemble Knight – teacher & diarist. Her journey from Boston to New York provides historians a first-hand accounts of traveling through Colonial New England

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Fun Facts Friday: Jack Gelber
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Fun Facts Friday: Jack Gelber

Man of la BookApril 12, 2024

Jack Gelber (12 April, 1932 – 9 May, 2003) was an award-winning American playwright and educator. He is remembered for his play The Connection

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Fun Facts Friday: Algernon Charles Swinburne
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Fun Facts Friday: Algernon Charles Swinburne

Man of la BookApril 5, 2024

Algernon Charles Swinburne was a poet, playwright, and author from England. He is known for his book Poems and Ballads, a collection of poetry.

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Fun Facts Friday: Dezső Kosztolányi
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Fun Facts Friday: Dezső Kosztolányi

Man of la BookMarch 29, 2024

Dezső Kosztolányi was a Hungarian poet, writer, and translator. He is considered to be one of the outstanding poets of Hungarian literature.

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Fun Facts Friday: Louis L’Amour
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Fun Facts Friday: Louis L’Amour

Man of la BookMarch 22, 2024

Louis L’Amour (22 March, 1908 – 10 June, 1988) was a best selling American writer, known for his Western novels writing 100 novels, more than 250 short stories

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Fun Facts Friday: Paul Heyse
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Fun Facts Friday: Paul Heyse

Man of la BookMarch 15, 2024

Paul Heyse (15 March 1830 – 2 April 1914) was a German writer, translator, and the 1910 Nobel Prize for Literature laureate.

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Fun Facts Friday: Ewald Christian von Kleist
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Fun Facts Friday: Ewald Christian von Kleist

Man of la BookMarch 7, 2024

Ewald Christian von Kleist (7 March 1715 – 24 August 1759) was a German poet and military officer, best known for his long poem Der Frühling.

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Fun Facts Friday: William Dean Howells
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Fun Facts Friday: William Dean Howells

Man of la BookMarch 1, 2024

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.

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