Fun Facts Friday

Fun Facts Friday: Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov (29 January, 1860 - 15 July, 1904) was one of Russia's most beloved writers. He wrote plays, short…

8 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: Molière

It seems that Molière enjoyed antagonizing people even those from his inner, aristocratic circle making fun of infidelity and such.

8 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: Wilkie Collins

Wilkie Collins (8 January, 1824 - 23 September, 1889) was a popular English author best known for The Woman in…

8 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: Alfred Bester

Green Lantern’s oath (“In the brightest day, in darkest night”) is credited to Mr. Bester.

8 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: Cornell Woolrich

Mr. Woolrich's noir stories were adapted to screenplays more than any other writer.

8 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: Selma Lagerlöf

Selma Lagerlöf (20 November, 1858 – 16 March, 1940) was a prize winning author from Sweden. "1959 CPA 2284" by…

9 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut (11 November, 1922 - 11 April, 2007) was a prolific American author, best known for his 1969 novel…

9 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: André Chénier

Only two works of Chénier were published during his lifetime, he got his reputation posthumously.

9 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: Doris Lessing

In 2007 Mrs. Lessing won the Nobel Prize for Literature. She was the eleventh (and oldest) woman to win the…

9 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: Noah Webster

The first federal copyright laws (1790) were instituted much due to Mr. Webster’s efforts to protect his work (even though…

9 years ago

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