Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson was a Norwegian politician, poet and novelist. He is considered to be one of the four great…
Mihály Vörösmarty (1 December, 1800 -19 November, 1855) was one of the most important poets in Hungary, still considered one…
On 24 November, 1642 Charles Darwin published his seminal work On the Origin of Species which changed the way we…
Joost van den Vondel is one of the great Dutch writers. His status as a national poet was cemented when…
Alison Lurie was an American writer of novels, short stories, essays, and children’s books. Her book, Foreign Affairs won the…
Enid Bangold (27 October, 1889 – 31 March, 1981) was a British writer, feminist, and autobiographer. She is known for…
Thomas Hughes was an English author, social reform advocate, and lawyer. He is remembered for his semi-biographical work Tom Brown’s…
Arna Bontemps (13 October, 1902 – 4 June, 1973) was an African-American member of the Harlem Renaissance, a poet, librarian,…
The American Library Association (ALA) was organized on 6 October, 1876 as the “oldest, largest and most influential library association…
Grazia Deledda was an Italian writer known as “The Voice of Sardinia”. She was the first Italian woman, and second…
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