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Encyclopedia > The Penguin Classics Library Complete Collection

The Penguin Classics Library Complete Collection was the complete collection of books published by Penguin classics, a division of Penguin Books as of 2005. The collection consisted of 1,082 different books (some in multiple editions), cost $7,989.50 (US), and weigh about 750 lbs. They take up about 77 linear feet of shelf space. Laid end-to-end the books would reach about 630 feet. [1]#redirect Book ... Penguin Books is a British publisher founded in 1935 by Allen Lane. ... The as of technique is a way to deal with statements that date quickly. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Many authors are represented several times. Some of the most prolific are:


Anonymous (39 titles)


Charles Dickens (19 titles) Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ...


Graham Greene (16 titles) Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene, OM (October 2, 1904 – April 3, 1991) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic whose works explore the ambiguities of modern man and ambivalent moral or political issues in a contemporary setting. ...


Henry James (20 titles) Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ...


William Shakespeare (47 titles) Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...


John Steinbeck (23 titles) John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ...

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Books in the Collection By Title

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Image File history File links Download high resolution version (435x648, 42 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (435x648, 42 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Huckleberry Finn and Jim Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885) by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) is commonly accounted as the first Great American Novel. ... Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous and popular American humorist, novelist, writer and lecturer. ... Adam Bede is George Eliots first novel, published anonymously in 1859; it took at once with both critic and public. ... George Eliot Mary Ann Evans, better known by the pen name George Eliot (22 November 1819 - 22 December 1880), was an English novelist. ... The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, illustrated by Sidney Paget, that were originally published in the Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. ... The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1894, by Arthur Conan Doyle. ... Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859 – July 7, 1930) was a Scottish author of Irish descent most famously known for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction. ... Huckleberry Finn and Jim Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885) by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) is commonly accounted as the first Great American Novel. ... Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous and popular American humorist, novelist, writer and lecturer. ... Cover of a combined edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (published 1876) is a very well-known and popular story concerning American youth. ... Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous and popular American humorist, novelist, writer and lecturer. ... The Aeneid is a Latin epic written by Vergil in the 1st century BC that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy where he became the ancestor of the Romans. ... A sculpture of Virgil, probably from the 1st century AD. Publius Vergilius Maro (October 15, 70 BC–19 BC), known in English as Virgil or Vergil, is a Latin poet, the author of the Eclogues, the Georgics and the Aeneid, the last being an epic poem of twelve books that... The Alexiad is a book written around the year 1148 by the Byzantine historian Anna Comnena, the daughter of Emperor Alexius I. She describe the political and military history Byzantine Empire during the reign of her father (1081-1118), making it one of the most important sources of information on... Anna Comnena (December 1, 1083 - 1153) was a daughter of the Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus, and is the first known female historian. ... Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebeque (October 25, 1767 – December 8, 1830) was a Swiss-born thinker, writer and French politician. ... Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebeque (October 25, 1767 – December 8, 1830) was a Swiss-born thinker, writer and French politician. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Bellow as depicted in his Nobel diploma. ... Sarah Fielding (November 8, 1710 – 1768) was a British author and sister of Henry Fielding. ... Sarah Fielding (November 8, 1710 – 1768) was a British author and sister of Henry Fielding. ... Against Nature by Joris-Karl Huysmans (also known as Á Rebours or Against the Grain) is regarded as one of the most profound works in the history of decadent literature, especialy because it successfully transcended the definition of Romanticism into Decadence. ... Joris-Karl Huysmans (born Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans, February 5, 1848 – May 12, 1907) was a French novelist. ... William Gaddis (December 29, 1922 - December 16, 1998) was an American novelist. ... William Gaddis (December 29, 1922 - December 16, 1998) was an American novelist. ... Plutarch Mestrius Plutarchus (ca. ... Plutarch Mestrius Plutarchus (ca. ... Bede depicted in an early medieval manuscript Depiction of Bede from the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493 Bede (Latin Beda), also known as Saint Bede or, more commonly, the Venerable Bede (ca. ... The Age of Innocence is a 1920 novel by Edith Wharton which won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize. ... Edith Wharton Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. ... Agnes Grey is a novel about a governess of that name, written by Anne Brontë in 1847. ... Anne Brontë (January 17, 1820 – May 28, 1849) was a British novelist and poet, the youngest of the Brontë literary family. ... The Agricola (Latin title: De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae) is a book by Tacitus, written c. ... The Germania (Latin title: De Origine et situ Germanorum), written by Gaius Cornelius Tacitus around 98, is an ethnographic work on the diverse set of Germanic tribes outside the Roman Empire. ... Gaius Cornelius Tacitus Publius or Gaius Cornelius Tacitus (ca. ... The Aleph is a short story by famous Argentinian writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges. ... Jorge Luis Borges () (August 24, 1899 â€“ June 14, 1986) was an Argentine writer who is considered to be one of the foremost writers of the 20th century. ... Alfred (849? – 26 October 899) or Ælfred was king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899. ... John Tenniels illustration for A Mad Tea-Party, 1865 Illustration by Arthur Rackham Alices Adventures in Wonderland is a work of childrens literature by the British mathematician and author Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. ... Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) is a work of childrens literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) It is the sequel to Alices Adventures in Wonderland, (although it makes no reference to its events). ... Photograph of Lewis Carroll taken by himself, with assistance Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27, 1832 – January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was a British author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. ... All My Sons is the name of a 1947 play by Arthur Miller, a 1948 movie based on the play, and a 1986 made-for-TV movie, also based on the play. ... Arthur Miller in his later years Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and author. ... Alls Well That Ends Well is a comedy by William Shakespeare, which is also considered one of his problem plays. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Ambassadors is a 1903 novel by Henry James, originally published as a serial in the North American Review. ... Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ... John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ... The American is a 217 ft (66 m) bronze statue of a Native American to be built at Holmes Peak near Tulsa, Oklahoma by sculptor Shan Gray. ... Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ... Gertrude Simmons Bonnin (February 22, 1876 - January 26, 1938), better known under her pen name, Zitkala-Sa (Sioux: pronounced zitkala-ša, Red Bird), was a Native American writer and political activist. ... American Notes for General Circulation is a travelogue by Charles Dickens detailing his trip to North America in 1842. ... Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... Analects (論語 Pinyin: Lúnyǔ), or Analects of Confucius, written in twenty chapters, is thought to be a composition of the late Spring and Autumn Period. ... This topic is considered to be an essential subject on Wikipedia. ... Algernon Henry Blackwood (March 14, 1869 – December 10, 1951) was a British writer of tales of the supernatural. ... Algernon Henry Blackwood (March 14, 1869 – December 10, 1951) was a British writer of tales of the supernatural. ... For the engineering term, see Angle of repose. ... Wallace Earle Stegner (February 18, 1909—April 13, 1993) was an American novelist, short story writer, and environmentalist. ... Alla Tarasova as Anna Karenina. ... Leo Tolstoy, pictured late in life Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (?) (Russian: Лев Никола́евич Толсто́й; commonly referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy) (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910, N.S.; August 28, 1828 – November 7, 1910, O.S.) was a Russian novelist, social reformer, pacifist, Christian anarchist, vegetarian, moral thinker and an influential... The Annals, or, in Latin, Annales, is a history book by Tacitus covering the reign of the 4 Roman Emperors succeeding to Caesar Augustus. ... Gaius Cornelius Tacitus Publius or Gaius Cornelius Tacitus (ca. ... Antony and Cleopatra is a historical tragedy by William Shakespeare, first performed in 1607 or 1608 and printed in the First Folio, 1623. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Michel de Montaigne Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (February 28, 1533 – September 13, 1592) was an influential French Renaissance writer, generally considered to be the inventor of the personal essay. ... Michel de Montaigne Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (February 28, 1533 – September 13, 1592) was an influential French Renaissance writer, generally considered to be the inventor of the personal essay. ... D. H. Lawrence David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930) was one of the most important, certainly one of the most controversial, English writers of the 20th century, who wrote novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, and letters. ... Apologia Pro Vita Sua (Latin, A defence of ones life) is the classic defence of the religious opinions of John Henry Newman, published in 1864 in response to what he saw as an unwarranted attack on Roman Catholic doctrine by Charles Kingsley. ... J H Newman age 23 when he preached his first Sermon John Henry Newman (February 21, 1801 – August 11, 1890) was an English convert to Catholicism, later made a cardinal. ... John Millington Synge John Millington Synge (April 16, 1871 - March 24, 1909) was an Irish dramatist, poet, prose writer, and collector of folklore. ... John Millington Synge John Millington Synge (April 16, 1871 - March 24, 1909) was an Irish dramatist, poet, prose writer, and collector of folklore. ... Armadale is the name of several different things: Armadale (novel) is a book by Wilkie Collins Places in Australia: Armadale, Victoria is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. ... Wilkie Collins William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and writer of short stories. ... Thomas Wentworth Higginson (December 22, 1823 - May 9, 1911) was an American author, abolitionist, and soldier. ... Around the World in Eighty Days book cover Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is a classic adventure novel by Jules Verne, first published in 1872. ... Jules Verne. ... Aristotles Rhetoric (or Ars Rhetorica, or The Art of Rhetoric or Treatise on Rhetoric) places the discipline of public speaking in the context of all other intellectual pursuits at the time. ... Aristotle, marble copy of bronze by Lysippos. ... Art of War. ... Sun Tzu (孫子 also commonly written in pinyin: Sūn Zǐ) was the author of The Art of War, an influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy (for the most part not dealing directly with tactics). ... Chr tien de Troyes wrote in Champagne, France, during the last half of the twelfth century. ... The Sarashina Nikki (Sarashina Diary) is a kind of memoir written by japanese Lady Sarashina (as she is known) in the Heian period. ... Scene from As you like it, Francis Hayman, c. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Kate Chopin Katherine OFlaherty (February 8, 1850 – August 20, 1904), known by her married name Kate Chopin, was an American author of short stories and novels. ... The Athenian Constitution (or Athenaion Politeia, or The Constitution of Athens) is a text by Aristotle. ... Aristotle, marble copy of bronze by Lysippos. ... Au Bonheur des Dames book cover Au Bonheur des Dames (The Ladies Delight) or (The Ladies Paradise) is a 1883 novel by Émile Zola, the eleventh in his Les Rougon-Macquart series, about Denise who moves to Paris with her two brothers when her father dies. ... mile Zola (April 2, 1840 - September 29, 1902) was an influential French novelist, the most important example of the literary school of naturalism, and a major figure in the political liberalization of France. ... Aurora Leigh (1856) is a lengthy poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and the name of its eponymous heroine. ... Elizabeth Barrett Browning Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Moulton) (March 6, 1806 – June 29, 1861) was the most respected poetess of the Victorian era. ... Gold Salt cellar by Cellini Benvenuto Cellini (November 3, 1500 – February 13, 1571) was an Italian goldsmith, painter, sculptor, soldier and musician of the Renaissance. ... Gold Salt cellar by Cellini Benvenuto Cellini (November 3, 1500 – February 13, 1571) was an Italian goldsmith, painter, sculptor, soldier and musician of the Renaissance. ... Many novels of the African-American experience in the United States use the theme of passing. These novels generally involve a light-complexioned African-American who can pass for white. ... James Weldon Johnson, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1932 James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871 - June 26, 1938) was a leading African American author, poet, early civil rights activist, and prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance. ... The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Although it had a torturous publication history after Franklins death, this work has become... Benjamin Franklin by Jean-Baptiste Greuze 1777 Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the most prominent of Founders and early political figures and statesmen of the United States. ... For music albums named Autobiography, see Greek eauton = self, bios = life and graphein = write) is a form of biography, the writing of a life story. ... In his lifetime Charles Darwin gained international fame as an influential scientist examining controversial topics. ... The Awakening is a novel by Kate Chopin, published in 1899. ... Kate Chopin Katherine OFlaherty (February 8, 1850 – August 20, 1904), known by her married name Kate Chopin, was an American author of short stories and novels. ... The Awkward Age is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in Harpers Weekly in 1898-1899 and then as a book later in 1899. ... Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ...

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The cover of the Bhagavad Gita. The author(s) is unknown.
The cover of the Bhagavad Gita. The author(s) is unknown.

Babbitt is a classic novel by the American novelist and playwright Sinclair Lewis, first published in 1922. ... Sinclair Lewis Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American novelist and playwright. ... The Bacchae is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides. ... A Statue of Euripides Euripides (c. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Marriage of Figaro (French: Le Mariage de Figaro or La Folle Journée) is a comedy in five acts, by Pierre Beaumarchais written in 1778. ... [[Image:Beaumarchais. ... Barchester Towers is a novel by Anthony Trollope, first published in 1857. ... Anthony Trollope (April 24, 1815 – December 6, 1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. ... Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty is a historical novel by the author Charles Dickens. ... Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... Charles Baudelaire Charles Pierre Baudelaire (April 9, 1821–August 31, 1867) was one of the most influential French poets. ... Kate Chopin Katherine OFlaherty (February 8, 1850 – August 20, 1904), known by her married name Kate Chopin, was an American author of short stories and novels. ... The Beautiful and Damned , F. Scott Fitzgeralds second novel, tells the story of Anthony Patch (a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoons fortune), and the relationship with his wife Gloria. ... F.Scott Fitzgerald, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1937 Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an Irish-American Jazz Age novelist and short story writer. ... Richard Farina was an influential and important figure in both the Counter culture scene of the early to mid sixties as well as the budding folk rock scene of the same time. ... The Beggars Opera is a ballad opera, a satiric play using some of the conventions of opera, but without the recitative. ... John Gay John Gay (30 June 1685 - 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist. ... Bel Ami, published in 1885, was French author Guy de Maupassants second novel. ... Guy de Maupassant Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (IPA: ) (5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a popular 19th-century French writer. ... Dame Iris Murdoch Jean Iris Murdoch DBE (July 15, 1919 – February 8, 1999) was an Anglo–Irish writer and philosopher, best known for her novels, which combine rich characterization and compelling plotlines, usually involving ethical or sexual themes. ... Dame Iris Murdoch Jean Iris Murdoch DBE (July 15, 1919 – February 8, 1999) was an Anglo–Irish writer and philosopher, best known for her novels, which combine rich characterization and compelling plotlines, usually involving ethical or sexual themes. ... The first page of Beowulf This article describes Beowulf, the epic poem. ... The first page of Beowulf This article describes Beowulf, the epic poem. ... The first page of Beowulf This article describes Beowulf, the epic poem. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (431x648, 43 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (431x648, 43 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Bhagavad Gīta भगवद्गीता, composed ca the fifth - second centuries BC, is part of the epic poem Mahabharata, located in the Bhisma-Parva chapters 23–40. ... I Promessi Sposi (English The Betrothed) is an Italian historical novel by Alessandro Manzoni. ... Alessandro Manzoni Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Manzoni (March 7, 1785–May 22, 1873) was an Italian poet and novelist. ... Hannah Arendt in her early adulthood Hannah Arendt (October 14, 1906 – December 4, 1975) was a German political theorist. ... Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future (Jenseits von Gut und Böse) is a major 19th century philosophical work by Friedrich Nietzsche. ... Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (IPA:) (October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900) was a German philosopher, whose critiques of contemporary culture, religion, and philosophy centered around a basic question regarding the foundation of values and morality. ... Bhagavad Gīta भगवद्गीता, composed ca the fifth - second centuries BC, is part of the epic poem Mahabharata, located in the Bhisma-Parva chapters 23–40. ... Heinrich Böll (December 21, 1917–July 16, 1985) was one of Germanys foremost post-World War II writers. ... Heinrich Böll (December 21, 1917–July 16, 1985) was one of Germanys foremost post-World War II writers. ... Billy Budd is a short novel finished around 1891 by Herman Melville. ... Herman Melville Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, essayist, and poet. ... The Birds (Ornithes) is a comedy written by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes in 414 BC, and performed that year for the Festival of Dionysus. ... Bust of Aristophanes Aristophanes (c. ... The Birth of Tragedy (Die Geburt der Tragödie aus dem Geiste der Musik, 1872) is a 19th Century work of philosophy by Friedrich Nietzsche. ... Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (IPA:) (October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900) was a German philosopher, whose critiques of contemporary culture, religion, and philosophy centered around a basic question regarding the foundation of values and morality. ... Dame Rebecca West, DBE was the pseudonym of Cecily (or Cicily) Isabel Fairfield (December 21, 1892- March 15, 1983), a British-Irish feminist and writer famous for her novels and for her relationship with H. G. Wells. ... Dame Rebecca West, DBE was the pseudonym of Cecily (or Cicily) Isabel Fairfield (December 21, 1892- March 15, 1983), a British-Irish feminist and writer famous for her novels and for her relationship with H. G. Wells. ... Edward the Black Prince - illustration from Cassells History of England circa 1902 Effigy on the Black Princes tomb in Canterbury Cathedral Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, known as the Black Prince (June 15, 1330 – June 8, 1376) was the eldest son of King Edward III of England... Dame Iris Murdoch Jean Iris Murdoch DBE (July 15, 1919 – February 8, 1999) was an Anglo–Irish writer and philosopher, best known for her novels, which combine rich characterization and compelling plotlines, usually involving ethical or sexual themes. ... The Black Sheep were a Marine Corps aviation unit, VMF-214, that served in the South Pacific during World War II. The squadron was commanded originally by Gregory Pappy Boyington. ... Honoré de Balzac Honoré de Balzac (May 20, 1799 – August 18, 1850) was a French novelist. ... The Black Tulip, a story about the gardener Cornelius van Baerle and the beautiful Rosa, is one of the most popular novels by Alexandre Dumas, père and filled with excitement and romance. ... Alexandre Dumas redirects here. ... Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle (1623-15 December 1673) was an English aristocrat and writer, best known for the biography of her husband, published in 1667. ... Bleak House is the ninth novel by Charles Dickens, published in 20 monthly parts between March 1852 and September 1853. ... Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... The Blithedale Romance (1852) was the third of the major romances of Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne in the 1860s Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. ... In The Book of the City of Ladies (1405), the early feminist Christine de Pizan attacks male misogyny and exalts the role of women in society. ... Christine de Pizan, showing the interior of an apartment at the end of the 14th or commencement of the 15th century Christine de Pizan (1364 -1430) was a remarkable medieval writer, rhetorician and critic, who strongly challenged misogynist thinking by successfully establishing her authority, even in the midst of the... The Book of the Courtier (Italian Il Cortegiano) was written by Baldassare Castiglione in 1528. ... Baldassare Castiglione, count of Novellata (December 6, 1478 – February 2, 1529), was a diplomat and one of the most important Renaissance authors. ... Fernando Pessoa Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa (June 13, 1888 - November 30, 1935) was born in Lisbon and is seen by many as the greatest modern Portuguese author. ... Rosario Castellanos (25 May 1925 – 7 August 1974) was a Mexican poet and author. ... Margery Kempe (ca. ... Margery Kempe (ca. ... The Bostonians is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Century Magazine in 1885-1886 and then as a book in 1886. ... Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ... William Bligh in 1814 Vice Admiral of the Blue William Bligh, FRS (9 September 1754 - 7 December 1817) was an officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator. ... Brand is a play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. ... Henrik Johan Ibsen (March 20, 1828–May 23, 1906) was an extremely influential Norwegian playwright who was largely responsible for the rise of the modern realistic drama (dubbed the father of modern drama). It is said that Ibsen is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare. ... The Bride of Lammermoor is an historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in Scotland in the reign of Queen Anne. ... Sir Walter Scott, Bart. ... This article refers to the book by Graham Greene. ... Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene, OM (October 2, 1904 – April 3, 1991) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic whose works explore the ambiguities of modern man and ambivalent moral or political issues in a contemporary setting. ... Dostoevskys notes for chapter 5 of The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Братья Карамазовы in Russian) is generally considered one of the greatest novels by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky and the culmination of his lifes work. ... Fyodor Dostoevsky. ... A Burnt-Out Case is a novel by English author Graham Greene, published in 1960. ... Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene, OM (October 2, 1904 – April 3, 1991) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic whose works explore the ambiguities of modern man and ambivalent moral or political issues in a contemporary setting. ... John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ...

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Caleb Thomas Williams is a well-known American gonzo journalist based out of San Antonio. ... William Godwin William Godwin (3 March 1756 – 7 April 1836) was an English political and miscellaneous writer, considered one of the important precursors of both utilitarian and liberal anarchist thought. ... The Call of Cthulhu is one of H. P. Lovecrafts best known short stories. ... Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of fantasy, horror and science fiction, noted for combining these three genres within single narratives. ... The Call of the Wild book cover The Call of the Wild is a novel by Jack London. ... White Fang (1910) is the title of a novel by American author Jack London. ... It has been suggested that Oyster pirate be merged into this article or section. ... Anabasis Alexandri The Campaigns of Alexander by Arrian is the most important source on Alexander the Great. ... Lucius Flavius Arrianus Xenophon (c 92-c 175), known in English as Arrian, was a Roman historian. ... Can You Forgive Her? is a novel by Anthony Trollope, first published in serial form in 1864 and 1865. ... Anthony Trollope (April 24, 1815 – December 6, 1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. ... Candide, ou lOptimisme, (English: Candide, or Optimism) (1759) is a picaresque novel by the Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire. ... The last of Voltaires statues by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1781). ... Cannery Row is a 1945 novel by John Steinbeck. ... John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ... Canterbury Tales Woodcut 1484 The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). ... Chaucer: Illustration from Cassells History of England, circa 1902. ... Chaucer: Illustration from Cassells History of England, circa 1902. ... Das Kapital (Capital) is a very large treatise of political economy written by Karl Marx in German. ... Karl Heinrich Marx (May 5, 1818 Trier, Germany – March 14, 1883 London) was an influential philosopher, political economist, and revolutionary organizer of the International Workingmens Association. ... Captain Blood is an adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1922. ... Rafael Sabatini (April 29, 1875 - February 13, 1950) was an author of novels of romance and adventure. ... Captains Courageous is an 1897 novel by Rudyard Kipling. ... Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling (December 30, 1865 – January 18, 1936) was a British author and poet, born in India. ... William Gaddis (December 29, 1922 - December 16, 1998) was an American novelist. ... The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole. ... Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, more commonly known as Horace Walpole, (September 24, 1717 – March 2, 1797), was a politician, writer and forerunner of the Gothic revival. ... Castle Rackrent is a novel by Maria Edgeworth, published in 1800. ... Boredom is a common emotion among children. ... Maria Edgeworth (January 1, 1767-May 22, 1849) was an Irish novelist. ... Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (December 3, 1857 – August 3, 1924) was a Polish novelist, who wrote in English. ... The Charterhouse of Parma (French: La Chartreuse de Parme) is one of Stendhals two acknowledged masterpieces (and only complete novels) along with The Red and the Black. ... Marie-Henri Beyle (January 23, 1783 – March 23, 1842), better known by his penname Stendhal, was a 19th century French writer. ... Lucian Lucian of Samosata (Greek, Λουκιανὸς Σαμοσατεύς, Latin, Lucianus; c. ... A Christmas Carol frontpiece, first edition 1843. ... 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Samuel Richardson (August 19, 1689 – July 4, 1761) was a major eighteenth-century writer best known for his three epistolary novels: Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded (1740), Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady (1748) and Sir Charles Grandison (1753). ... Clotel; or, The Presidents Daughter is a book which was published in London, England in December 1853 by William Wells Brown (1815-84), a fugitive from slavery and abolitionist. ... Brown, William Wells, 1815-1884 abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian. ... The Cloud of Unknowing is a practial spiritual guidebook assumed written in the 14th century by an anonymous English monk who counsels a young student to seek God not through knowledge, but through love. ... Heinrich Böll (December 21, 1917–July 16, 1985) was one of Germanys foremost post-World War II writers. ... Cold Comfort Farm is a comic novel by Stella Gibbons, published in 1932. ... 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Aesop, as depicted in the Nuremberg Chronicle. ... George MacDonald (December 10, 1824 – September 18, 1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. ... Horace Quintus Horatius Flaccus, (December 8, 65 BC - November 27, 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading lyric poet in Latin, the son of a freedman, but himself born free. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... An anonymous portrait, often believed to show Christopher Marlowe Christopher (Kit) Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. ... George Herbert (April 3, 1593 – March 1, 1633) was an English poet and orator. ... William Blake (1807) William Blake (November 28, 1757 – August 12, 1827) was an English poet, painter and printmaker. ... 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Andrew Marvell (March 31, 1621 – August 16, 1678) was an English metaphysical poet, and the son of an Anglican clergyman. ... See John Milton (disambiguation) for other uses John Milton, English poet John Milton (December 9, 1608 – November 8, 1674) was an English poet, best-known for his epic poem Paradise Lost. ... Marianne Moore photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948 Marianne Moore (November 15, 1887 - February 5, 1972) was a Modernist American poet and writer. ... Jean-Jacques Rousseau (June 28, 1712 – July 2, 1778) was a Franco-Swiss philosopher, writer, political theorist, and self-taught composer of The Age of Enlightenment. ... Saki (December 18, 1870 - November 14, 1916) was the pen name of British author Hector Hugh Munro, whose witty and outrageous stories satirized the Edwardian social scene in macabre and cruel ways. ... Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. ... Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene, OM (October 2, 1904 – April 3, 1991) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic whose works explore the ambiguities of modern man and ambivalent moral or political issues in a contemporary setting. ... Dorothy Parker (also known as Dot or Dottie) was born Dorothy Rothschild in the West End district of Long Branch, New Jersey, on August 22, 1893. ... Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley (1753 - December 5, 1784), also spelled Phylis Wheatley, . Her book Poems on Various Subjects was published in 1773, three years before the American Revolution began, and is seen as one of the first examples of African American literature. ... The Concourse of the Birds painted by Habib Allah. ... The Conference of the Birds painted by Habib Allah. ... A Confession is a short novel on questions of religion by Leo Tolstoy. ... Leo Tolstoy, pictured late in life Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (?) (Russian: Лев Никола́евич Толсто́й; commonly referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy) (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910, N.S.; August 28, 1828 – November 7, 1910, O.S.) was a Russian novelist, social reformer, pacifist, Christian anarchist, vegetarian, moral thinker and an influential... Confessions is the name of a series of thirteen autobiographical books by St. ... St. ... Confessions is a book by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. ... Jean-Jacques Rousseau (June 28, 1712 – July 2, 1778) was a Franco-Swiss philosopher, writer, political theorist, and self-taught composer of The Age of Enlightenment. ... Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1822) is an autobiographical novel by Thomas De Quincey first published in 1821 in the London Magazine, as a novel in 1822 and revised in 1856, about his laudanum (opium and alcohol) addiction and how it affected his life. ... Thomas de Quincey from the frontispiece of Revolt of the Tartars, Thomas de Quincey (August 15, 1785 – December 8, 1859) was an English author and intellectual. ... The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade was the last major novel by Herman Melville, the American writer and author of Moby-Dick. ... Herman Melville Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, essayist, and poet. ... Robert Musil (Klagenfurt, Austria, November 6, 1880 – April 15, 1942 in Geneva, Switzerland) was an Austrian writer, author of the unfinished long novel The Man Without Qualities (in German, Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften), one of the most important modernist novels. ... Charles Waddell Chesnutt (June 20, 1858 – November 15, 1932) was an African American author. ... Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court book cover A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court is a novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain, first published in 1889. ... Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous and popular American humorist, novelist, writer and lecturer. ... Commentarii de Bello Gallico (literally Commentaries on the Gallic Wars in Latin) is an account written by Julius Caesar about his nine years of war in Gaul. ... A bust of Julius Caesar. ... The Conquest of New Spain is the first person conquistador narrative of Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492 or 1493 - 1581), a 16th century soldier, settler and conqueror who served with Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, Juan de Grijalva and Hernán Cortés in Mexico and Yucatan, and... Bernal D az del Castillo (1492 or 1493 - 1581) was a conquistador, who wrote an eyewitness account of the conquest of Mexico under Hern n Cort s. ... This early printed book has many hand-painted illustrations depicting Lady Philosophy and scenes of daily life in fifteenth-century Ghent (1485) Consolation of Philosophy (Latin: Consolatio Philosophiae) is a philosophical work by Boethius written in about the year 524 AD. It has been described as the single most important... There are several persons called Bo thius: Philosophers: Anicius Manlius Severinus thius - to many scholars this is the Bo thius, a late-Roman writer best known for his works in philosophy and theology. ... Xenophon (In Greek , c. ... Image File history File links Countofmontecristo. ... Image File history File links Countofmontecristo. ... Le comte de Monte Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo) is a classic adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. ... Alexandre Dumas redirects here. ... 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Daisy Miller is a 1878 novella by Henry James. ... Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ... The Damnation of Theron Ware is a novel written by Harold Frederic originally published in 1896. ... Harold Frederic (August 19, 1856 - October 19, 1898) was an Anglo-American novelist. ... Joris-Karl Huysmans (born Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans, February 5, 1848 – May 12, 1907) was a French novelist. ... Daniel Deronda is a novel by George Eliot, first published in 1876. ... George Eliot Mary Ann Evans, better known by the pen name George Eliot (22 November 1819 - 22 December 1880), was an English novelist. ... Dangling Man is a 1944 novel by Saul Bellow. ... Bellow as depicted in his Nobel diploma. ... Longus was a Greek sophist and romancer, and author of Daphnis and Chloe. ... Longus was a Greek novelist and romancer, and author of Daphnis and Chloe. ... I like to eat your grandmother for breakfast,lunch,brunch,dinner, and desert all at the same time. ... Aristotle, marble copy of bronze by Lysippos. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. ... Dead Souls is a satirical novel by the Russian author Nikolai Gogol. ... Nikolai Gogol For the James Bond ally, see General Gogol Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol (Russian: , Ukrainian: ) (April 1, 1809 - March 4, 1852) was a Ukrainian-born Russian writer. ... Bellow as depicted in his Nobel diploma. ... Death in Venice book cover The novella Death in Venice was written in German by Thomas Mann, and was first published in 1912 as Der Tod in Venedig. ... Thomas Mann Paul Thomas Mann (June 6, 1875 – August 12, 1955) was a German novelist, social critic, philanthropist and essayist, lauded principally for a series of highly symbolic and often ironic epic novels and mid-length stories, noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and intellectual and... The Death of Ivan Ilyich, first published in 1886, is a novella by Leo Tolstoy. ... Leo Tolstoy, pictured late in life Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (?) (Russian: Лев Никола́евич Толсто́й; commonly referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy) (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910, N.S.; August 28, 1828 – November 7, 1910, O.S.) was a Russian novelist, social reformer, pacifist, Christian anarchist, vegetarian, moral thinker and an influential... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (423x648, 25 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (423x648, 25 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Cover to the Penguin Group book. ... Arthur Miller in his later years Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and author. ... Cover to the Penguin Group book. ... Arthur Miller in his later years Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and author. ... Illustration from a copy of The Decameron, ca. ... Giovanni Boccaccio Giovanni Boccaccio (June 16, 1313 – December 21, 1375) was an Italian author and poet, a friend and correspondent of Petrarch, an important Renaissance humanist in his own right and author of a number of notable works including On Famous Women, the Decameron and his poems in the vernacular. ... The Leatherstocking Tales is a series of novels by American writer James Fenimore Cooper, each featuring the hero Natty Bumppo, otherwise known as Leatherstocking, Pathfinder, Deerslayer, or Hawkeye. ... Cooper portrait by John Wesley Jarvis, 1822 James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. ... De la démocratie en Amérique (published in two volumes, the first in 1835 and the second in 1840) is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville on the United States in the 1830s and its strengths and weaknesses. ... Alexis de Tocqueville Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville (July 29, 1805–April 16, 1859) was a French political thinker and historian. ... The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex by British naturalist Charles Darwin was first published in 1871. ... In his lifetime Charles Darwin gained international fame as an influential scientist examining controversial topics. ... Desperate Remedies is a novel by Thomas Hardy, published anonymously in 1871. ... For other people called Thomas Hardy, see Thomas Hardy (disambiguation) Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement, who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. ... The Devils (film), the controversial 1971 Ken Russell film The English language title of Henri-Georges Clouzots film Les Diaboliques (1955) The Devils (band), the pop music project of Nick Rhodes and Stephen Duffy. ... Fyodor Dostoevsky. ... D. H. Lawrence David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930) was one of the most important, certainly one of the most controversial, English writers of the 20th century, who wrote novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, and letters. ... The Dhammapada (Pali, translates as Path of the Dharma. ... Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion was written by skeptical philosopher David Hume. ... David Hume (April 26, 1711 – August 25, 1776*) was a philosopher and historian from Scotland. ... The Murasaki Shikibu Diary (紫式部日記 Murasaki Shikibu Nikki) is a record of the daily life of Lady Murasaki, the author of the Tale of Genji. ... Murasaki Shikibu (紫 式部 Murasaki Shikibu, c. ... Nikolai Gogol For the James Bond ally, see General Gogol Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol (Russian: , Ukrainian: ) (April 1, 1809 - March 4, 1852) was a Ukrainian-born Russian writer. ... Pandects (Lat. ... Justinian may refer to: Justinian I, a Roman Emperor; Justinian II, a Byzantine Emperor; Justinian, a storeship sent to the convict settlement at New South Wales in 1790. ... Jean Jacques Rousseaus Discourse on Inequality, written for the Academy of Dijon in 1754, is an attempt to answer the question What is the origin of inequality among men, and is it authorized by natural law? Rousseau had won a previous competition with his 1st Discourse and was not... Jean-Jacques Rousseau (June 28, 1712 – July 2, 1778) was a Franco-Swiss philosopher, writer, political theorist, and self-taught composer of The Age of Enlightenment. ... Detail of the portrait of Machiavelli, ca 1500, in the robes of a Florentine public official Niccolò Machiavelli (May 3, 1469—June 21, 1527) was an Italian political philosopher during the Renaissance. ... For other people called Thomas Hardy, see Thomas Hardy (disambiguation) Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement, who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. ... This article is about the epic poem. ... Dante in a fresco series of famous men by Andrea del Castagno, ca. ... This article is about the epic poem. ... Dante in a fresco series of famous men by Andrea del Castagno, ca. ... ... Dante in a fresco series of famous men by Andrea del Castagno, ca. ... ... Dante in a fresco series of famous men by Andrea del Castagno, ca. ... Dante shown holding a copy of The Divine Comedy, next to the entrance to Hell, the seven terraces of Mount Purgatory and the city of Florence, in Michelinos fresco. ... Dante in a fresco series of famous men by Andrea del Castagno, ca. ... Dante shown holding a copy of The Divine Comedy, next to the entrance to Hell, the seven terraces of Mount Purgatory and the city of Florence, in Michelinos fresco. ... Dante in a fresco series of famous men by Andrea del Castagno, ca. ... A Dolls House (Original Norwegian title: Et dukkehjem) is a 1879 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. ... Henrik Johan Ibsen (March 20, 1828–May 23, 1906) was an extremely influential Norwegian playwright who was largely responsible for the rise of the modern realistic drama (dubbed the father of modern drama). It is said that Ibsen is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare. ... Domesday Book (also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester), was the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William the Conqueror, that was similar to a census by a government of today. ... Domestic Manners of the Americans is a novel by Fanny Trollope. ... Anthony Trollope (April 24, 1815 – December 6, 1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. ... Don Juan is a legendary fictional libertine, whose story has been told many times by different authors. ... Lord Byron, English poet George Gordon (Noel) Byron, 6th Baron Byron (January 22, 1788–April 19, 1824) was an English poet and leading figure in Romanticism. ... Don Quixote de la Mancha (spelled Don Quijote in modern Spanish) (IPA: ) is a novel by the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Discourse on Method is a philosophical and mathematical treatise published by René Descartes in 1637. ... For other things named Descartes, see Descartes (disambiguation). ... David Copperfield is a quasi-autobiographical novel by Charles Dickens. ... Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... Anthony Trollope (April 24, 1815 – December 6, 1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. ... Dombey and Son is a novel by the Victorian author Charles Dickens. ... Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... Bela Lugosi as Dracula; U.S. postage stamp first issue 20??. Dracula (1897) is a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, and the namesake of the worlds most famous vampire character. ... Abraham Bram Stoker (November 8, 1847–April 20, 1912) was an Irish writer, best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel Dracula. ... Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of fantasy, horror and science fiction, noted for combining these three genres within single narratives. ... LAssommoir (1877) is the seventh novel in Emile Zolas twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart. ... mile Zola (April 2, 1840 - September 29, 1902) was an influential French novelist, the most important example of the literary school of naturalism, and a major figure in the political liberalization of France. ... Dubliners audio book cover Dubliners is a collection of short stories by James Joyce, published in 1914. ... James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (February 2, 1882 – January 13, 1941) was an expatriate Irish writer and poet, widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. ... Gore Vidal, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948 Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born October 3, 1925), known better simply as Gore Vidal, is a well-known American writer of novels, plays and essays, and a public figure for over fifty years. ...

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The cover of Ethan Frome, by Edith Wharton.
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Ecce Homo (Latin for Behold the Man), were the words used by Pontius Pilate when he presented a scourged Jesus Christ, bound and crowned with thorns, to the hostile crowd shortly before the Crucifixion. ... Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (IPA:) (October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900) was a German philosopher, whose critiques of contemporary culture, religion, and philosophy centered around a basic question regarding the foundation of values and morality. ... The Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (in English: Ecclesiastical History of the English People) is a work in Latin by the Venerable Bede on the history of the Christian church in England, and of England generally. ... Bede depicted in an early medieval manuscript Depiction of Bede from the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493 Bede (Latin Beda), also known as Saint Bede or, more commonly, the Venerable Bede (ca. ... One of the most famous German novels of all time, Effi Briest (1894) is realist Theodor Fontanes masterpiece. ... Theodor Fontane (December 30, 1819, Neuruppin - September 20, 1898, Berlin) was a German novelist and poet. ... Egill Skallagrímsson in a 17th century manuscript of Egils Saga Egils saga is an epic Icelandic saga attributed to Snorri Sturluson about Egill Skallagrímsson, an Icelandic viking and skald. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Hannah Arendt in her early adulthood Hannah Arendt (October 14, 1906 – December 4, 1975) was a German political theorist. ... Either/Or. ... Søren Kierkegaard was born to an affluent family in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. ... Elective Affinities (in German, Die Wahlverwandtschaften) is an 1809 novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe â–¶ (help· info) (IPA: ) (pronounced GER tuh)(28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German novelist, dramatist, poet, humanist, scientist, philosopher, and for ten years chief minister of state at Weimar. ... Elektra or Electra is a Greek tragic play by Sophocles. ... A Roman bust of Sophocles. ... The Emigrants, or Utvandrarna, is a 1971 film which tells the story of a Swedish couple who emigrate to 19th century America. ... Eminent Victorians is a book by Lytton Strachey first published in 1918 and consisting of biographies of four leading figures from the Victorian era. ... Giles Lytton Strachey (March 1, 1880–January 21, 1932) was a British writer and critic. ... Emma is a comic novel by Jane Austen, generally regarded as the most perfectly constructed of all her works, concerning the perils of misconstrued romance. ... Jane Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra Jane Austen (December 16, 1775 – July 18, 1817) was a prominent English novelist whose work is considered part of the Western canon. ... The End of the Affair is a novel by Graham Greene, first published in 1951. ... Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene, OM (October 2, 1904 – April 3, 1991) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic whose works explore the ambiguities of modern man and ambivalent moral or political issues in a contemporary setting. ... Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene, OM (October 2, 1904 – April 3, 1991) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic whose works explore the ambiguities of modern man and ambivalent moral or political issues in a contemporary setting. ... The Six Enneads is a book whose title is sometimes abbreviated to The Enneads or Enneads, and was written by the Neo-Platonist Plotinus; it was edited and compiled by his last student Porphyry, in a short period c. ... Plotinus Plotinus (ca. ... The Enormous Room is a 1922 memoir by the poet and novelist E. E. Cummings about his temporary imprisonment in France during World War I. 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Haddassah more commonly known as Esther (אֶסְתֵּר, Standard Hebrew Ester, Tiberian Hebrew ʾEstÄ“r) was a woman in the Hebrew Bible, the queen of Ahasuerus (commonly identified with Xerxes I or Artaxerxes II), and heroine of the Biblical Book of Esther which is named after her. ... Henry Adams Henry Brooks Adams (February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918) was an American historian, journalist and novelist. ... Ethan Frome is a 1911 novel by Edith Wharton. ... Edith Wharton Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (422x648, 18 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (422x648, 18 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Ethan Frome is a 1911 novel by Edith Wharton. ... Edith Wharton Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. ... Eugene Onegin (Yevgeny Onegin, Евгений Онегин) is a novel in verse written by Aleksandr Pushkin. ... Aleksandr Pushkin was a Russian poet and a founder of modern Russian literature Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Пу́шкин) (June 6 (May 26, O.S.), 1799 - February 10 (January 29, O.S.), 1837), Russian author, whom many consider the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. ... Eugénie Grandet (1834) is a novel by Honoré de Balzac about miserliness, and how it is bequeathed from the father to the daughter, Eugénie, through her unsatisfying love attachment with her cousin. ... Honoré de Balzac Honoré de Balzac (May 20, 1799 – August 18, 1850) was a French novelist. ... The Europeans- Henry James, 1878 This novel takes place in Boston, America, in the middle of the 19th century, and it presents the story and the experiences of two Europeans moving suddenly from the old country to the new world. ... Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ... The Eustace Diamonds is a novel by Anthony Trollope, first published in 1871 as a serial in the Fortnightly Review. ... Anthony Trollope (April 24, 1815 – December 6, 1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. ... Evelina is a novel written by English author Fanny Burney in 1778. ... Fanny Burney later Madame DArblay (June 13, 1752-January 6, 1840) was an English novelist and diarist. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Malcolm Cowley, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1963 Malcolm Cowley (1898 – March 27, 1989) was an American novelist, poet, critic, and journalist. ... First camp of the John Wesley Powell expedition, in the willows, Green River, Wyoming, 1871 John Wesley Powell (March 24, 1834 - September 23, 1902) was a U.S. soldier, geologist, and explorer of the American West. ...

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The cover of Flatland, by Edwin A. Abbott.
The cover of Flatland, by Edwin A. Abbott.
The cover of Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley.
The cover of Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley.

Facundo (subtitiled civilization and Barbarism) A book written by Argentinian Domingo Sarmiento in 1845, it was written partly in protest to the regime of Juan Manuel de Rosas who ruled Argentina from 1835-1852. ... Categories: People stubs | 1811 births | 1888 deaths | Presidents of Argentina | Argentine writers ... Una and the Lion by Briton Rivière The Faerie Queene is an epic poem by Edmund Spenser, first published in 1590 (the first half) with the more or less complete version being published in 1596. ... Edmund Spenser Edmund Spenser (c. ... Dame Iris Murdoch Jean Iris Murdoch DBE (July 15, 1919 – February 8, 1999) was an Anglo–Irish writer and philosopher, best known for her novels, which combine rich characterization and compelling plotlines, usually involving ethical or sexual themes. ... The Fall of the House of Usher is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe which was first published in Burtons Gentlemans Magazine in 1839. ... Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809–October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor and critic. ... Plutarch Mestrius Plutarchus (ca. ... Far from the Madding Crowd is a novel by 19th century English novelist Thomas Hardy, published in 1874. ... For other people called Thomas Hardy, see Thomas Hardy (disambiguation) Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement, who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. ... Fasti, a Latin word, refers to the Roman calendar and almanac; and especially, to a long, unfinished poem on the religious festivals of the Roman year and their mythological underpinnings, by the poet Ovid. ... Bush is the worst president~ signed the black shark ... Father and Son is an autobiography by Edmund Gosse, about his early life and his relationship with his father, Philip Henry Gosse. ... Edmund William Gosse (September 21, 1849 - May 16, 1928) was an English poet, author and critic, the son of Philip Henry Gosse. ... Fathers and Sons is an 1862 novel by Ivan Turgenev, his best known work. ... Ivan Turgenev, photo by Félix Nadar (1820-1910) Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (Russian: , November 9, 1818, Orel, Russia - September 3, 1883, Bougival, near Paris, France ) was a major Russian novelist and playwright. ... Faust (sometimes Latinized as Faustus) is the protagonist of a popular German tale of a pact with the Devil. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe â–¶ (help· info) (IPA: ) (pronounced GER tuh)(28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German novelist, dramatist, poet, humanist, scientist, philosopher, and for ten years chief minister of state at Weimar. ... Faust (sometimes Latinized as Faustus) is the protagonist of a popular German tale of a pact with the Devil. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe â–¶ (help· info) (IPA: ) (pronounced GER tuh)(28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German novelist, dramatist, poet, humanist, scientist, philosopher, and for ten years chief minister of state at Weimar. ... Fear and Trembling Fear and Trembling (original Danish title: Frygt og Bæven) is a philosophical work by Søren Kierkegaard, published in 1843 under the pseudonym Johannes de Silentio. ... Søren Kierkegaard was born to an affluent family in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. ... Title page of an early Federalist compilation. ... A portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull, 1792. ... Felix Holt, the Radical (1866) is a novel written by George Eliot. ... George Eliot Mary Ann Evans, better known by the pen name George Eliot (22 November 1819 - 22 December 1880), was an English novelist. ... For other people called Thomas Hardy, see Thomas Hardy (disambiguation) Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement, who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. ... Book cover Fifth Business is perhaps Robertson Davies best-known novel, and is widely considered his finest. ... Robertson Davies in 1984 Robertson Davies, CC, FRSC (born August 28, 1913 at Thamesville, Ontario, and died December 2, 1995 at Orangeville, Ontario) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. ... Ford Madox Ford (December 17, 1873 - June 26, 1939) was an English novelist and publisher. ... The Figure in the Carpet is an short story published in 1896 in London by American writer Henry James. ... Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ... Finnegans Wake is a song, called a street-ballad, that arose perhaps in the 1850s. ... James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (February 2, 1882 – January 13, 1941) was an expatriate Irish writer and poet, widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. ... First Love is: An immensely popular J-Pop album by Utada Hikaru. ... Ivan Turgenev, photo by Félix Nadar (1820-1910) Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (Russian: , November 9, 1818, Orel, Russia - September 3, 1883, Bougival, near Paris, France ) was a major Russian novelist and playwright. ... Image File history File links Flatland. ... Image File history File links Flatland. ... The cover to Flatland, 6th Edition. ... Edwin Abbott Abbott (December 20, 1838 - 1926), English schoolmaster and theologian, is best known as the author of the mathematical satire Flatland (1884). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (430x648, 18 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (430x648, 18 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. ... Mary Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley née Godwin (August 30, 1797 – February 1, 1851) was an English novelist who is perhaps equally famous as the wife of Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and as the author of Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus. ... Five Children and It is a childrens book by Edith Nesbit, first published in 1902. ... Edith Nesbit (August 15, 1858 - May 4, 1924) was an English author and poet whose childrens works were published under the androgynous name of E. Nesbit. ... Thomas Middleton (baptized April 18, 1580, died 1627) was an English Jacobean playwright and poet. ... The Flame Trees Of Thika is a British television series made by Euston Films for Thames Television in 1981. ... Elspeth Jouceline Huxley (July 23, 1907 - January 10, 1997) - a woman of compelling personality and energy - was a polymath. ... The cover to Flatland, 6th Edition. ... Edwin Abbott Abbott (December 20, 1838 - 1926), English schoolmaster and theologian, is best known as the author of the mathematical satire Flatland (1884). ... Gustave Flaubert Gustave Flaubert (December 12, 1821 – May 8, 1880) was a French novelist who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. ... Donald Barthelme Donald Barthelme (April 7, 1931 - July 23, 1989) was an American author of short fiction and novels. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Movie poster for The Four Feathers (2002) The Four Feathers is a 1902 adventure novel by British writer A.E.W. Mason which has been filmed several times. ... Alfred Edward Woodley Mason (7 May 1865 - 22 November 1948) was a British author. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Octavia was the name of three women of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty of ancient Rome: two were sisters of Augustus Caesar, and the younger was the daughter of Claudius and wife of Nero. ... Seneca has several significant meanings: Seneca the Elder Seneca the Younger Seneca tribe Seneca crater Seneca (plant) Seneca College, Toronto, Ontario Places in the United States of America: Seneca, Pennsylvania Seneca, South Carolina Seneca, Wisconsin Seneca County, New York Seneca, New York Seneca Lake Seneca Falls (village), New York Senecaville... Christopher Columbus (conjectural image by Sebastiano del Piombo). ... The Fox was the nickname given to Malcolm Fairley who, in the summer of 1984 attacked several victims in their homes at night within a small area of Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire. ... The Captains Doll is a short novel or novella by the English author D H Lawrence. ... The Ladybird is a long tale or novella by D H Lawrence. ... D. H. Lawrence David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930) was one of the most important, certainly one of the most controversial, English writers of the 20th century, who wrote novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, and letters. ... Heraclitus of Ephesus (Greek Herakleitos) (about 535 - 475 BC), known as The Obscure, was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Ephesus in Asia Minor. ... Framley Parsonage is the fourth of Anthony Trollopes Barsetshire series of novels, and was first published in serial form in the Cornhill Magazine in 1860. ... Anthony Trollope (April 24, 1815 – December 6, 1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. ... Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. ... Mary Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley née Godwin (August 30, 1797 – February 1, 1851) was an English novelist who is perhaps equally famous as the wife of Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and as the author of Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus. ... Elizabeth David CBE (December 26, 1913 - May 22, 1992), was a pre-eminent British cookery writer of the mid 20th century. ... The Frogs is a comedy written by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. ... Bust of Aristophanes Aristophanes (c. ...

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The Gambler can refer to: The Gambler (novella), a novella by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. ... A Nasty Story is a book by Fyodor Dostoevsky, published in 1862, about gamblers in a 19th century spa town. ... Fyodor Dostoevsky. ... Katherine Mansfield, born Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp (October 14, 1888–January 9, 1923) in New Zealand was a famous author. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... François Rabelais (ca. ... Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a novel written by Anita Loos that was published in 1925, a Broadway play produced in 1926, a Broadway musical produced in 1949, which Loos also wrote the book for, and two motion pictures. ... Anita Loos (April 26, 1889 – August 18, 1981) was an acclaimed American screenwriter, playwright and author. ... The Georgics, written in 29 BC, is the second major work by the Latin poet Virgil. ... A sculpture of Virgil, probably from the 1st century AD. Publius Vergilius Maro (October 15, 70 BC–19 BC), known in English as Virgil or Vergil, is a Latin poet, the author of the Eclogues, the Georgics and the Aeneid, the last being an epic poem of twelve books that... This article is about the paranormal. ... Henrik Johan Ibsen (March 20, 1828–May 23, 1906) was an extremely influential Norwegian playwright who was largely responsible for the rise of the modern realistic drama (dubbed the father of modern drama). It is said that Ibsen is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare. ... The term Gilded Age refers to the political and economic nature situation of the United States from approximately 1876-1900. ... Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous and popular American humorist, novelist, writer and lecturer. ... Gísla saga is a Norse saga, an epic of Icelandic literature. ... The Eyrbyggja saga is one of the Icelandic sagas. ... James Weldon Johnson, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1932 James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871 - June 26, 1938) was a leading African American author, poet, early civil rights activist, and prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance. ... Anatole France (April 16, 1844 – October 12, 1924) was the pen name of French author Jacques Anatole François Thibault. ... The Metamorphoses of Lucius Apuleius, referred to as The Golden Ass (Asinus aureus) by Augustine, is the only Latin novel to survive in its entirety. ... Lucius Apuleius (c. ... The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion is a wide-ranging comparative study of mythology and religion by Scottish anthropologist Sir James George Frazer (1854-1941), first published in 1890. ... Sir James George Frazer (January 1, 1854, Glasgow, Scotland – May 7, 1941), was a Scottish social anthropologist influential in the early stages of the modern studies of mythology and comparative religion. ... The Golden Bowl is a 1904 novel by Henry James. ... Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ... Cao Xueqin (Chinese: 曹雪芹; pinyin: ) (? 1715 - c. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Dame Iris Murdoch Jean Iris Murdoch DBE (July 15, 1919 – February 8, 1999) was an Anglo–Irish writer and philosopher, best known for her novels, which combine rich characterization and compelling plotlines, usually involving ethical or sexual themes. ... The Good Soldier is a 1915 novel by Ford Madox Ford. ... Ford Madox Ford (December 17, 1873 - June 26, 1939) was an English novelist and publisher. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (426x648, 15 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (426x648, 15 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Great Expectations Great Expectations is a Bildungsroman (a novel tracing the life of the protagonist) by Charles Dickens and first serialized in All the Year Round from December 1860 to August 1861. ... Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... Fritz Muliar as Schwejk (1972) The Good Soldier Å vejk (spelled Schweik or Schwejk in many translations, and pronounced /ʃvÉ›jk/) is the shortened title of the world-famous unfinished novel written by Czech humorist Jaroslav HaÅ¡ek in 1921-22. ... Jaroslav Hašek (April 30, 1883 - January 3, 1923) was a Czech humorist and satirist who became well-known mainly for his hilarious, world-famous novel The Good Soldier Svejk, a unfinished collection of farsical incidents about a soldier in World War I which has been translated into sixty languages. ... Gorgias (in Greek Γοργἰας, circa 483-376 BC) // Introduction Due to his ushering in of rhetorical innovations involving structure and ornamentation and his introduction of paradoxologia – the idea of paradoxical thought and paradoxical expression – Gorgias of Leontini has been labeled the ‘father of sophistry’ (Wardy 6). ... Plato Plato (Greek: Πλάτων Plátōn) (ca. ... John Bunyan. ... George Washington Cable (12 October 1844 - 31 January 1925) was a novelist notable for the realism of his portrayals of Creole life in his native Louisiana. ... The cover of The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath is a work of fiction written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. ... John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ... Gravitys Rainbow book cover. ... Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. ... Great Expectations Great Expectations is a Bildungsroman (a novel tracing the life of the protagonist) by Charles Dickens and first serialized in All the Year Round from December 1860 to August 1861. ... Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... John Dillon (September 4, 1851 - August 4, 1927) was an Irish nationalist politician. ... The Grundrisse is a lengthy work by the German philosopher Karl Marx, completed in 1858. ... Karl Heinrich Marx (May 5, 1818 Trier, Germany – March 14, 1883 London) was an influential philosopher, political economist, and revolutionary organizer of the International Workingmens Association. ... Marcel-Valentin-Louis-Eugène-Georges Proust (July 10, 1871 – November 18, 1922) was a French intellectual, novelist, essayist and critic, best known as the author of In Search of Lost Time (in French À la recherche du temps perdu, also translated previously as Remembrance of Things Past), a monumental work... The Guide is a novel by R.K. Narayan. ... R.K. Narayan - 1906 - 2001 Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan (October 10, 1906 - May 13, 2001) was an Indian novelist. ... Gulliver Gullivers Travels (1726, amended 1735) is a novel by Jonathan Swift that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the travellers tales literary sub-genre. ... Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift (November 30, 1667 – October 19, 1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer who is famous for works like Gullivers Travels, A Modest Proposal, and A Tale of a Tub. ... Sigrid Undset as photographed by Carl Van Vechten in 1927. ... Guy Mannering is a novel by Sir Walter Scott published anonymously in 1815. ... 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The cover of Herzog, by Saul Bellow.
The cover of Herzog, by Saul Bellow.

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy by William Shakespeare and one of his best-known and most oft-quoted plays. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Hand of Ethelberta is a novel by Thomas Hardy, published in 1876. ... For other people called Thomas Hardy, see Thomas Hardy (disambiguation) Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement, who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. ... Introduction Honoré de Balzacs Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes, translated either as The Splendors and Miseries of Courtesans or as The Harlot High and Low, was published in four parts from 1838-1847. ... Honoré de Balzac Honoré de Balzac (May 20, 1799 – August 18, 1850) was a French novelist. ... For the 1975 movie starring Charles Bronson, see Hard Times (1975 film) Wordsworth edition cover Hard Times is a novel by Charles Dickens, publishd in 1854. ... Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... A Hazard of New Fortunes is a novel by William Dean Howells. ... William Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 – May 11, 1920) was an American realist author. ... Anthony Trollope (April 24, 1815 – December 6, 1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. ... Heart of Darkness is a novella (published 1902) by Joseph Conrad. ... Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (December 3, 1857 – August 3, 1924) was a Polish novelist, who wrote in English. ... The Heart of the Matter is a novel by Graham Greene, published in 1948. ... Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene, OM (October 2, 1904 – April 3, 1991) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic whose works explore the ambiguities of modern man and ambivalent moral or political issues in a contemporary setting. ... The Old Tolbooth, Edinburgh For the Scottish football (soccer) club Heart of Midlothian, see Heart of Midlothian F.C. The Heart of Midlothian is the seventh of Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley novels, and by many considered the finest. ... Sir Walter Scott, Bart. ... In the words of AC Ward in his introduction to Bernard Shaw’s play Heartbreak House ‘the prime theme… was, that cultured, leisured Europe (words used at the beginning of the Preface) was drifting to destruction because those in a position to guide it to safety had failed to learn... George Bernard Shaw (July 26, 1856 – November 2, 1950) was an Irish playwright and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. ... Hedda Gabler is a play by Henrik Ibsen, first published in 1890. ... Henrik Johan Ibsen (March 20, 1828–May 23, 1906) was an extremely influential Norwegian playwright who was largely responsible for the rise of the modern realistic drama (dubbed the father of modern drama). It is said that Ibsen is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare. ... Henderson the Rain King cover Henderson the Rain King is a 1959 novel by Saul Bellow. ... Bellow as depicted in his Nobel diploma. ... Although at its first publication in 1598 it was titled The History of Henrie the Fourth, this play by William Shakespeare is the tale of the coming-of-age of the future Henry V—young Prince Hal, the compatriot of Falstaff and other disreputable rascals. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Henry IV, Part II is William Shakespeares history play that continues the story begun in Henry IV, Part I. Prince Hal, the future Henry V, rejects Falstaff in order to take the throne of England. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Henry V is a play by William Shakespeare based on the life of King Henry V of England. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... King Henry VI Part 1 is one of the history plays of William Shakespeare. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The play we know as King Henry VI Part II was originally known as The First Part of the Contention betwixt the Two Famous Houses of York and Lancaster. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Henry VI Part III is the third of William Shakespeares plays set during the lifetime of King Henry VI of England, and prepares the ground for one of his best-known and most controversial plays: the tragedy of King Richard III (Richard III of England). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Heptameron is a collection of 72 stories written in French by Marguerite of Navarre and patterened after the Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio. ... Marguerite of Navarre (April 11, 1492 - December 21, 1549), also known as Marguerite of Angouleme and Margaret of Navarre, was the queen consort of King Henry II of Navarre. ... Statue of Heracles In Greek mythology, Heracles, or Heraklês (glory of Hera, Ηρακλης) was a divine hero, the demigod son of Zeus and Alcmene, and stepson of Alcmenes rightful husband and great-grandson of Perseus. ... A Statue of Euripides Euripides (c. ... Herland is a utopian novel from 1915, written by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman. ... The Yellow Wallpaper is a short story by feminist author Charlotte Perkins Gilman. ... Charlotte Perkins Gilman (July 3, 1860–August 17, 1935) was a prominent feminist writer. ... A Hero of Our Time is a short novel by Mikhail Lermontov, written in 1839 and revised in 1841. ... Mikhail Lermontov in 1837 Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (Михаил Юрьевич Лермонтов), (October 15, 1814–July 27, 1841), a Russian Romantic writer and poet, sometimes called the poet of the Caucasus, was the most important presence in the Russian poetry from Alexander Pushkins death until his own four years later, at the age... Heroides (The Heroines) or Epistulae Heroidum (Letters of Heroines) was a work composed by Ovid in 5 BC. It is composed of 21 letters, each fictitiously attributed to heroines of antiquity grieving over their unrequited loves. ... Bush is the worst president~ signed the black shark ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (431x648, 30 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (431x648, 30 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... A family name. ... Bellow as depicted in his Nobel diploma. ... A family name. ... Bellow as depicted in his Nobel diploma. ... This article discusses the ancient Greek poet Hesiod. ... Theognis of Megara (6th century BC) was an ancient Greek poet. ... Quintus Curtius Rufus was a Roman historical writer in the first or second century AD, generally thought to have written under the reign of Claudius. ... Eusebius is the name of several significant historical people: Pope Eusebius - Pope in AD 309 - 310. ... The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the Eighteenth Century, was written by the English historian, Edward Gibbon. ... Edward Gibbon (1737-1794). ... Gregory of Tours (c. ... Xenophon (In Greek , c. ... History of the Peloponnesian War is an account of the battles, conflicts, and politics of the Peloponnesian War, fought between the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) and the Delian League (led by Athens), written by an Athenian general who served in the war, Thucydides. ... Bust of Thucydides Thucydides (between 460 and 455 BC–circa 400 BC, Greek Θουκυδίδης, Thoukudídês) was an ancient Greek historian, and the author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the 5th century BC war between Sparta and Athens. ... Honoré de Balzac Honoré de Balzac (May 20, 1799 – August 18, 1850) was a French novelist. ... Emancipation — Oh, Edwin dear! Heres Tom Jones. ... Henry Fielding (April 22, 1707 – October 8, 1754) was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humor and satirical prowess and as the author of the novel Tom Jones. ... The Histories of Herodotus by Herodotus is considered the first work of history in Western literature. ... Bust of Herodotus at Naples Herodotus of Halicarnassus (Greek: Ἡροδοτος, Herodotos) was a historian who lived in the 5th century BC (484 BC-ca. ... The Histories of Herodotus by Herodotus is considered the first work of history in Western literature. ... Gaius Cornelius Tacitus Publius or Gaius Cornelius Tacitus (ca. ... Ivan Turgenev, photo by Félix Nadar (1820-1910) Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (Russian: , November 9, 1818, Orel, Russia - September 3, 1883, Bougival, near Paris, France ) was a major Russian novelist and playwright. ... The anonymous Homeric Hymns are a collection of ancient Greek hymns. ... Bust of Homer in the British Museum For other uses, see Homer (disambiguation). ... The Hound of the Baskervilles is a crime novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, originally serialised in the Strand Magazine in 1901 and 1902, which is set largely on Dartmoor 1889. ... Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859 – July 7, 1930) was a Scottish author of Irish descent most famously known for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction. ... Charles Waddell Chesnutt (June 20, 1858 – November 15, 1932) was an African American author. ... For the video game series, see The House of the Dead (video game). ... Fyodor Dostoevsky. ... The House of Mirth is a 1905 novel by Edith Wharton. ... Edith Wharton Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. ... The House of the Seven Gables, Salem, Massachusetts. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne in the 1860s Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. ... How Much Land Does a Man Need? is an 1886 short story by Leo Tolstoy about a man who, in his lust for land, forfeits everything, including his own life. ... Leo Tolstoy, pictured late in life Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (?) (Russian: Лев Никола́евич Толсто́й; commonly referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy) (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910, N.S.; August 28, 1828 – November 7, 1910, O.S.) was a Russian novelist, social reformer, pacifist, Christian anarchist, vegetarian, moral thinker and an influential... How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York was a pioneering work of photojournalism by Jacob Riis, a Danish immigrant reporter, published in 1890, in which he documented the squalid living conditions in the slums of New York City. ... Jacob Riis Jacob August Riis (May 3, 1849 - March 26, 1914), a Danish-American muckraker journalist and slum and school reformer, was born in Ribe, Denmark. ... Howards End is a novel by E. M. Forster, first published in 1910, which tells the story of class struggle in turn-of-the-century England. ... Edward Morgan Forster (January 1, 1879 - June 7, 1970) was an English novelist. ... The first page of Hrafnkels saga from ÁM. 156, fol. ... Humboldts Gift is a 1975 novel by Saul Bellow, which won him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1976. ... Bellow as depicted in his Nobel diploma. ... For the song Hunger by Metallica, see Hunger (Metallica). ... Knut Hamsun (31 years old) in 1890 Knut Hamsun (August 4, 1859 – February 19, 1952) was a leading Norwegian author and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. ... Anzia Yezierska (1885? - 1970) was born near Warsaw, Poland and emigrated to New York City when she was a teenager. ... Lewis Carrolls The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in 8 Fits) is a comic poem about a group of adventurers hunting a legendary beast. ... Photograph of Lewis Carroll taken by himself, with assistance Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27, 1832 – January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was a British author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. ...

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The cover of The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair.
The cover of The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair.

The Idiot is a novel written by the Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky in 1869. ... Fyodor Dostoevsky. ... The Idylls of the King is a sequence of poems by Alfred, Lord Tennyson which portrays the Coming of Arthur, the knights of the Round Table, Guinevere, the decline of Camelot and finally The Passing of Arthur, the poem Tennyson wrote first, and which inspired the sequence. ... Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (August 6, 1809 - October 6, 1892) is generally regarded as one of the greatest English poets. ... If Not Now, When? is the English title of the Italian novelist Primo Levis 1982 novel, Se non ora, quando?. It recounts the saga of numerous members of a Jewish Resistance Movement in Nazi-occupied Russia and Poland during World War II. It is one of the key war... Primo Levi Primo Levi (July 31, 1919 - April 11, 1987) was an Italian chemist and author of memoirs, short stories, poems, and novels. ... The Iliad is, with The Odyssey, one of the two major Greek epic poems traditionally attributed to Homer, a blind Ionian poet. ... Bust of Homer in the British Museum For other uses, see Homer (disambiguation). ... The Iliad is, with The Odyssey, one of the two major Greek epic poems traditionally attributed to Homer, a blind Ionian poet. ... Bust of Homer in the British Museum For other uses, see Homer (disambiguation). ... The Iliad is, with The Odyssey, one of the two major Greek epic poems traditionally attributed to Homer, a blind Ionian poet. ... Bust of Homer in the British Museum For other uses, see Homer (disambiguation). ... The Iliad is, with The Odyssey, one of the two major Greek epic poems traditionally attributed to Homer, a blind Ionian poet. ... Bust of Homer in the British Museum For other uses, see Homer (disambiguation). ... The Imitation of Christ (or De imitatione Christi), by Thomas à Kempis is one of the most widely read Christian spiritual books in existence. ... Thomas à Kempis (1380 - 1471) was a medieval Christian monk and author of Imitation of Christ, one of the most well-known Christian books on devotion. ... Andr Paul Guillaume Gide (November 22, 1869 - February 19, 1951) was a French author and spokesman for gay rights. ... The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest is a classic comedy of manners by Oscar Wilde. ... Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. ... In Dubious Battle cover In Dubious Battle is a novel by John Steinbeck, written in 1936. ... John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ... Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany (24 July 1878–25 October 1957) was an Irish writer and dramatist notable for his work in fantasy and horror. ... Bruce Charles Chatwin (May 13, 1940 - January 18, 1989) was a British novelist and travel writer. ... Marcel-Valentin-Louis-Eugène-Georges Proust (July 10, 1871 – November 18, 1922) was a French intellectual, novelist, essayist and critic, best known as the author of In Search of Lost Time (in French À la recherche du temps perdu, also translated previously as Remembrance of Things Past), a monumental work... Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (November 13, 1850 – December 3, 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer. ... Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is book that was published in 1861 by Harriet Jacobs, using the nom de plume Linda Brent. It is considered a work of feminist literature. ... Harriet Jacobs was an American author. ... Louisa May Alcott Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, best known for the novel Little Women (1868). ... Innocents Abroad cover Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims Progress was published by American author Mark Twain in 1869. ... Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous and popular American humorist, novelist, writer and lecturer. ... Olaudah Equiano Olaudah Equiano (c. ... Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (August 27, 1770–November 14, 1831) was a German philosopher born in Stuttgart, Württemberg, in present-day southwest Germany. ... The Island of Dr. Moreau is an 1896 science-fiction novel written by H.G. Wells, addressing ideas of society and community, human nature and identity, religion, Darwinism, eugenics, and the dangers of unchecked and irresponsible scientific research. ... H. G. Wells at the door of his house at Sandgate Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 - August 13, 1946) was an English writer best known for his science fiction novels such as The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine. ... Elizabeth David CBE (December 26, 1913 - May 22, 1992), was a pre-eminent British cookery writer of the mid 20th century. ... Italian Hours is a book of travel writing by Henry James published in 1909. ... Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ... Ivanhoe book cover Ivanhoe is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. ... Sir Walter Scott, Bart. ... Jacobs Room is the third novel by Virginia Woolf, first published in 1922. ... Virginia Woolf (January 25, 1882 – March 28, 1941) was a British author and feminist, who is considered to be one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century. ... Portrait of Diderot by Louis-Michel van Loo, 1767 Denis Diderot (October 5, 1713 – July 31, 1784) was a French philosopher and writer. ... It has been suggested that Mesrour be merged into this article or section. ... Charlotte Bront - idealized portrait, 1873 (based on a drawing by George Richmond, 1850) Charlotte Bront (April 21, 1816 - March 31, 1855) was an English writer. ... F.Scott Fitzgerald, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1937 Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an Irish-American Jazz Age novelist and short story writer. ... ... Josephus, also known as Flavius Josephus (c. ... Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud [] (May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology, based on his theory that human development is best understood in terms of changing objects of sexual desire; that the unconscious often represses wishes (generally of a... Joseph Andrews is a novel by Henry Fielding, first published in 1742. ... An Apology for the Life of Mrs. ... Henry Fielding (April 22, 1707 – October 8, 1754) was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humor and satirical prowess and as the author of the novel Tom Jones. ... A Journal of the Plague Year is a novel by Daniel Defoe. ... Daniel Defoe Daniel Defoe (1660 [?] â€“ 1731) was an English writer, journalist and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. ... This article refers to the British navigator and cartographer. ... Fanny Burney later Madame DArblay (June 13, 1752-January 6, 1840) was an English novelist and diarist. ... Meriwether Lewis, portrait by Charles Willson Peale Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Corps of Discovery. ... William Clark (August 1, 1770 - September 1, 1838) was a Scottish-American explorer who accompanied Meriwether Lewis on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. ... Giraldus Cambrensis (c. ... Samuel Johnson circa 1772, painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. ... Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene, OM (October 2, 1904 – April 3, 1991) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic whose works explore the ambiguities of modern man and ambivalent moral or political issues in a contemporary setting. ... William Gaddis (December 29, 1922 - December 16, 1998) was an American novelist. ... Jude the Obscure is the last of Thomas Hardys novels, first published as a novel in 1895. ... For other people called Thomas Hardy, see Thomas Hardy (disambiguation) Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement, who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. ... Sallust (Gaius Sallustius Crispus) (86-34 BC), Roman historian, belonging to a well-known plebeian family, was born at Amiternum in the country of the Sabines. ... A bust of Julius Caesar. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (447x700, 60 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (447x700, 60 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... The Jungle (1906) is the most famous novel by the U.S. author Upton Sinclair. ... Upton Beall Sinclair (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968)was a prolific American author who wrote in many genres, often advocating Socialist views, and achieved considerable popularity in the first half of the twentieth century. ... The Jungle (1906) is the most famous novel by the U.S. author Upton Sinclair. ... Upton Beall Sinclair (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968)was a prolific American author who wrote in many genres, often advocating Socialist views, and achieved considerable popularity in the first half of the twentieth century. ... French edition, 1957. ... Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling (December 30, 1865 – January 18, 1936) was a British author and poet, born in India. ... The Just So Stories for Little Children were written by British author Rudyard Kipling. ... Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling (December 30, 1865 – January 18, 1936) was a British author and poet, born in India. ... Map sources for Kenilworth at grid reference SP295715 Kenilworth is a town in Warwickshire, England. ... Sir Walter Scott, Bart. ... Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (November 13, 1850 – December 3, 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer. ... Look up Kim in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling (December 30, 1865 – January 18, 1936) was a British author and poet, born in India. ... Snorri Sturluson (1178 â€“ September 23, 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet and politician. ... King John is one of the so-called Shakespearean histories, plays written by William Shakespeare and based on the history of England. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... King Lear and the Fool in the Storm by William Dyce (1806-1864) King Lear is generally regarded as one of William Shakespeares greatest tragedies. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... King Lear and the Fool in the Storm by William Dyce (1806-1864) King Lear is generally regarded as one of William Shakespeares greatest tragedies. ... Events March 18 - Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia May 14 - Protestant Union founded in Auhausen. ... Quarto has several meanings: In bookbinding and publishing, quarto indicates the book size which results when four leaves of the book are created from a standard size sheet of paper. ... Events August 6 - Pope Urban VIII is elected to the Papacy. ... Folio: In bookbinding, a sheet of paper, parchment, or other material folded in half to make two leaves in a codex. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Varlam Shalamov Varlam Tikhonovich Shalamov (Варлам Тихонович Шаламов, July 25, 1907–January 17, 1982) was a Russian writer, journalist, poet, political prisoner and Gulag survivor. ... The Quran (Arabic al-qurʾān أَلْقُرآن; also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ... The Kreutzer Sonata is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1889 and promptly censored by the Russian authorities. ... Leo Tolstoy, pictured late in life Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (?) 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The Lais of Marie de France are a series of short narrative poems in Anglo-Norman, generally focused on glorifying the concepts of courtly love by describing the adventures of a certain hero. ... Marie de France (Marie of France) was a poet in France and England during the late 12th century. ... La Bête Humaine is a 1890 novel by Émile Zola. ... mile Zola (April 2, 1840 - September 29, 1902) was an influential French novelist, the most important example of the literary school of naturalism, and a major figure in the political liberalization of France. ... La Vita Nuova is a book of verse written by Dante Alighieri, roughly around the year of 1293. ... Dante in a fresco series of famous men by Andrea del Castagno, ca. ... Lady Audleys Secret is a novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, written in 1862. ... Mary Elizabeth Braddon British novelist (1837 – 1915) Mary Elizabeth Braddon (October 4, 1837 – February 4, 1915) was a British Victorian era popular novelist. ... Lady Chatterleys Lover is a novel by D. H. Lawrence written in 1928. ... D. H. Lawrence David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930) was one of the most important, certainly one of the most controversial, English writers of the 20th century, who wrote novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, and letters. ... Jane Austen demonstrated her mastery of the epistolary novel genre in Lady Susan, which she wrote in 1795 but never published. ... In her final incomplete novel, Sanditon (written in 1817), Jane Austen explored her interest in the oral construction of a society by means of a town – and a set of families – that is still in the process of being formed. ... Jane Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra Jane Austen (December 16, 1775 – July 18, 1817) was a prominent English novelist whose work is considered part of the Western canon. ... Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. ... A Laodicean is a novel by Thomas Hardy, published in 1881. ... For other people called Thomas Hardy, see Thomas Hardy (disambiguation) Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement, who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. ... Plato Plato (Greek: Πλάτων Plátōn) (ca. ... ... Cooper portrait by John Wesley Jarvis, 1822 James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. ... The Last Word is a short story by author Graham Greene, written in 1988. ... Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene, OM (October 2, 1904 – April 3, 1991) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic whose works explore the ambiguities of modern man and ambivalent moral or political issues in a contemporary setting. ... Ammianus Marcellinus is a Roman historian who wrote during Late Antiquity. ... Wilkie Collins William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and writer of short stories. ... The Laws is Platos last and longest dialogue. ... Plato Plato (Greek: Πλάτων Plátōn) (ca. ... Laxdæla saga is the saga of the clan/family of Laxdal. ... Le Morte dArthur (The Death of Arthur)—the title is actually spelled as Le Morte Darthur in the first printing and also in some modern editions—is Sir Thomas Malorys compilation of some French and English Arthurian romances. ... Sir Thomas Malory (c. ... Le Morte dArthur (The Death of Arthur)—the title is actually spelled as Le Morte Darthur in the first printing and also in some modern editions—is Sir Thomas Malorys compilation of some French and English Arthurian romances. ... Sir Thomas Malory (c. ... Walt Whitman, age 37, frontispiece to Leaves of Grass, Fulton St. ... Walt Whitman Walt Whitman (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist born on Long Island, New York. ... The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection , written while he was living in Birmingham, England and first published in 1819. ... Washington Irving Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American author of the early 19th century. ... Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) is a famous French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in 1782. ... Pierre Ambrose Choderlos de Laclos, a French official and army general, was born on October 18, 1741 in Amiens, France and died in Taranto, Italy on September 5, 1803. ... Les Misérables is an 1862 novel by the famous French novelist Victor Hugo, set in the Parisian underworld. ... Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (February 26, 1802 – May 22, 1885) is recognized as one of the most influential French Romantic writers of the 19th century. ... Seneca has several significant meanings: Seneca the Elder Seneca the Younger Seneca tribe Seneca crater Seneca (plant) Seneca College, Toronto, Ontario Places in the United States of America: Seneca, Pennsylvania Seneca, South Carolina Seneca, Wisconsin Seneca County, New York Seneca, New York Seneca Lake Seneca Falls (village), New York Senecaville... Abaelardus and Heloïse in a manuscript of Roman de la Rose (14. ... Pierre Abélard (in English, Peter Abelard) or Abailard (1079 - April 21, 1142) was a French scholastic philosopher. ... Abigail Smith Adams (November 11, 1744 – October 28, 1818) was the wife of John Adams, the second President of the United States, and is seen as the second First Lady of the United States, though that term was not coined until after her death. ... John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was the first (1789–1797) Vice President of the United States, and the second (1797–1801) President of the United States. ... Vincent Willem van Gogh (March 30, 1853 – July 29, 1890) was a Dutch painter, generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history. ... Frontispiece of Leviathan Leviathan (1651) by Thomas Hobbes, is one of the most famous and influential books of political philosophy. ... Thomas Hobbes (April 5, 1588–December 4, 1679) was a noted English political philosopher, most famous for his book Leviathan (1651). ... The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, (or Nicholas Nickleby for short) is a comic novel of Charles Dickens. ... Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... ETA Hoffman Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (January 24, 1776 - June 25, 1822), was a German romantic and fantasy author and composer. ... Laurence Sterne Laurence Sterne (November 24, 1713 – March 18, 1768) was an Anglo-Irish novelist and clergyman. ... Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. ... Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ... Saint Adamnan or Adomnan (625-704), historian and abbot of the monastery at Iona from 679 to 704, was born in Donegal. ... Teresa of Avila by Peter Paul Rubens Saint Teresa of Avila (known in religion as Teresa de Jesús, baptised as Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada) was a Spanish Roman Catholic mystic and monastic reformer; born at Avila (53 miles north-west of Madrid), Old Castile, March 28, 1515; died... In English literature, Life of Johnson was a biography of Dr. Samuel Johnson written by James Boswell in 1791. ... James Boswell James Boswell (October 29, 1740 - May 19, 1795) was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Life on the Mississippi cover Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain detailing his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. ... Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous and popular American humorist, novelist, writer and lecturer. ... African American flag Lift Evry Voice and Sing — often called the Black National Anthem — was written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) and then set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954) in 1899. ... James Weldon Johnson, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1932 James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871 - June 26, 1938) was a leading African American author, poet, early civil rights activist, and prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance. ... George Eliot Mary Ann Evans, better known by the pen name George Eliot (22 November 1819 - 22 December 1880), was an English novelist. ... Søren Kierkegaard was born to an affluent family in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (422x648, 37 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (422x648, 37 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Little Women is a novel by Louisa May Alcott published on September 30, 1868, concerning the lives and loves of four sisters (from oldest to youngest: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy) growing up during the American Civil War. ... Louisa May Alcott Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, best known for the novel Little Women (1868). ... Little Dorrit is a serial novel by Charles Dickens published originally between 1855 and 1857. ... Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... A Little Princess is a childrens novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, better known for Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden. ... Frances Hodgson Burnett Frances Hodgson Burnett, (November 24, 1849 - October 29, 1924) was an English playwright and author. ... Little Women is a novel by Louisa May Alcott published on September 30, 1868, concerning the lives and loves of four sisters (from oldest to youngest: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy) growing up during the American Civil War. ... Louisa May Alcott Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, best known for the novel Little Women (1868). ... Giorgio Vasari (Arezzo, Tuscany July 3, 1511 - Florence, June 27, 1574) was an Italian painter and architect, mainly known for his famous biographies of Italian artists. ... Giorgio Vasari (Arezzo, Tuscany July 3, 1511 - Florence, June 27, 1574) was an Italian painter and architect, mainly known for his famous biographies of Italian artists. ... The Augustan History (Lat. ... John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ... John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ... Looking Backward: 2000-1887 is a utopian novel by Edward Bellamy, first published in 1888. ... Edward Bellamy, circa 1889. ... Lord Jim is a novel by Joseph Conrad published in 1900. ... Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (December 3, 1857 – August 3, 1924) was a Polish novelist, who wrote in English. ... Owen Chase (1798-1869) First Mate of the whale ship Essex, that was struck and sunk by a sperm whale on November 20, 1820. ... The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum is a 1974 novel by Heinrich Böll. ... Heinrich Böll (December 21, 1917–July 16, 1985) was one of Germanys foremost post-World War II writers. ... Les Illusions perdues is the name of two separate novels written by the French writer Honoré de Balzac, one in 1837 and one in 1839. ... Honoré de Balzac Honoré de Balzac (May 20, 1799 – August 18, 1850) was a French novelist. ... The Lost World is the name of: a novel by Arthur Conan Doyle; see The Lost World (Arthur Conan Doyle) a 1925 film adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle book; see The Lost World (1925 film) a novel by Michael Crichton; see The Lost World (Michael Crichton) the film adaptation... Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859 – July 7, 1930) was a Scottish author of Irish descent most famously known for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction. ... It has been suggested that True love be merged into this article or section. ... Marie-Henri Beyle (January 23, 1783 – March 23, 1842), better known by his penname Stendhal, was a 19th century French writer. ... Chaucer: Illustration from Cassells History of England, circa 1902. ... Loves Labours Lost is one of William Shakespeares early comedies; it is believed to have been written around 1595-1596 and is probably contemporaneous with Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Nights Dream. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Loving can refer to Loving (novel), a 1945 novel by Henry Green. ... For other uses, see Life (disambiguation) and Living (disambiguation). ... Henry Green was the nom de plume of Henry Vincent Yorke (October 29, 1905-December 13, 1973) . He was born near Tewkesbury of an educated family with successful business interests in Birmingham. ... Francis Bret Harte (August 25, 1836–May 6, 1902) was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California. ... Christine (Sharon Acker) and Jim (Ian Carmichael) only moments away from their first kiss Lucky Jim is a comic novel written by Kingsley Amis, first published in 1954. ... Sir Kingsley William Amis (April 16, 1922 – October 22, 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. ... Aristophanes anti-war comedy Lysistrata, written in 411 BC, has female characters, led by the eponymous Lysistrata, barricading the public funds building and withholding consensual sex from their husbands to secure peace and end the Peloponnesian War. ... Bust of Aristophanes Aristophanes (c. ...

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The cover of Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville.
The cover of Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville.

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (425x648, 29 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (425x648, 29 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Madame Bovary book cover Madame Bovary is a novel by Gustave Flaubert that raised a scandal when it was first published in 1857 and is now seen as one of the first modern realistic novels. ... Gustave Flaubert Gustave Flaubert (December 12, 1821 – May 8, 1880) was a French novelist who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. ... Scene from Macbeth, depicting the witches conjuring of an apparition in Act IV, Scene I. Painting by William Rimmer This article is on the play Macbeth by Shakespeare. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... McTeague is a novel by Frank Norris. ... Benjamin Franklin Norris (March 5, 1870 - October 25, 1902) was an American novelist during the Progressive Era, the United States first important naturalist writer. ... Madame Bovary book cover Madame Bovary is a novel by Gustave Flaubert that raised a scandal when it was first published in 1857 and is now seen as one of the first modern realistic novels. ... Gustave Flaubert Gustave Flaubert (December 12, 1821 – May 8, 1880) was a French novelist who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. ... Main Street or Main Street America is an almost fanciful, dated reference to the main region of small town/suburban America, since it really no longer exists. ... Sinclair Lewis Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American novelist and playwright. ... Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an United States|American writer. ... Major Barbara is a 1905 three act play by George Bernard Shaw that was first produced at the Royal Court Theatre in London. ... George Bernard Shaw (July 26, 1856 – November 2, 1950) was an Irish playwright and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. ... Plutarch Mestrius Plutarchus (ca. ... Maldoror is the result of a mixture of boredom, circumstance and destiny. ... Comte de Lautréamont is a pseudonym for Isidore Lucien Ducasse (Montevideo, Uruguay, April 4, 1846 - Paris, November 24, 1870), a French poet and writer. ... R.K. Narayan - 1906 - 2001 Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan (October 10, 1906 - May 13, 2001) was an Indian novelist. ... Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene, OM (October 2, 1904 – April 3, 1991) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic whose works explore the ambiguities of modern man and ambivalent moral or political issues in a contemporary setting. ... The Master of Ballantrae is a book by Robert Louis Stevenson, focusing upon the conflict of two brothers, Scottish noblemen whose family is torn apart by the rebellion of 1745. ... Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (November 13, 1850 – December 3, 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe â–¶ (help· info) (IPA: ) (pronounced GER tuh)(28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German novelist, dramatist, poet, humanist, scientist, philosopher, and for ten years chief minister of state at Weimar. ... The Man in the Iron Mask was a prisoner believed to have been held in the Bastille prison from an unknown date to his death on November 19, 1703. ... Alexandre Dumas redirects here. ... Man and Superman is a 1903 play in four acts by George Bernard Shaw. ... George Bernard Shaw (July 26, 1856 – November 2, 1950) was an Irish playwright and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. ... The Man Who Had All the Luck was an early (1944) play by Arthur Miller. ... Arthur Miller in his later years Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and author. ... The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare is a novel by G. K. Chesterton, first published in 1907. ... For the town of Chesterton in Cambridgeshire, see Chesterton (Cambridge). ... R.K. Narayan - 1906 - 2001 Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan (October 10, 1906 - May 13, 2001) was an Indian novelist. ... The Manuscript Found in Saragossa (original French title Manuscrit trouvé à Saragosse, also known in English as Saragossa Manuscript), by the Polish author Jan Potocki (1761-1815), is a frame tale novel from the period of the Napoleonic Wars. ... Noble Family Potocki Coat of Arms PiÅ‚awa Parents StanisÅ‚aw Potocki Anna Teresa OssoliÅ„ska Consorts Julia Lubomirska Konstancja Potocka Children with Julia Lubomirska Alfred Wojciech Potocki Artur Potocki with Konstancja Potocka Bernard Potocki Irena Potocka Teresa Potocka Date of Birth March 3, 1761 Place of Birth Leżajsk... The Marble Faun (1860) was the last of the four major romances by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne in the 1860s Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. ... A novel by Charles Waddell Chesnutt published in 1901 and based on the 1898 race riots in Wilmington, North Carolina. ... Charles Waddell Chesnutt (June 20, 1858 – November 15, 1932) was an African American author. ... Spoiler warning: Martin Chuzzlewit is a novel by Charles Dickens, considered the last of his picaresque novels, which was written and serialized in 1843-1844. ... Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... Martin Eden (1909) is a novel by American writer Jack London, about a writer who bears an extremely strong resemblance to Jack London. ... It has been suggested that Oyster pirate be merged into this article or section. ... Mary Barton was Elizabeth Gaskells first novel. ... Elizabeth Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (September 29, 1810, London – November 12, 1865, Holybourne, Hampshire, England, UK), often referred to simply as Mrs Gaskell, was a British novelist. ... Mary Wollstonecraft; stipple engraving by James Heath, ca. ... Mansfield Park book cover Mansfield Park is a novel by Jane Austen. ... Jane Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra Jane Austen (December 16, 1775 – July 18, 1817) was a prominent English novelist whose work is considered part of the Western canon. ... A short work by Leo Tolstoy in which a land owner takes along one of his peasants for a short journey to another town. ... Leo Tolstoy, pictured late in life Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (?) (Russian: Лев Никола́евич Толсто́й; commonly referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy) (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910, N.S.; August 28, 1828 – November 7, 1910, O.S.) was a Russian novelist, social reformer, pacifist, Christian anarchist, vegetarian, moral thinker and an influential... The Master Builder (Norwegian: Bygmester Solness) is a play by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen. ... Henrik Johan Ibsen (March 20, 1828–May 23, 1906) was an extremely influential Norwegian playwright who was largely responsible for the rise of the modern realistic drama (dubbed the father of modern drama). It is said that Ibsen is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare. ... The Master and Margarita book cover. ... Mikhail Bulgakov Mikhail Afanasievich Bulgakov (Cyrillic: Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков; May 15 [O.S. May 3] 1891 – March 10, 1940) was a Soviet novelist and playwright of the first half of the 20th century. ... Maxim may refer to: Maxim (saying), an aphorism Maxim (magazine), an international mens magazine Maxim gun, the first self-acting machine gun Gricean maxims, conversational principles theorized by philosopher Paul Grice Maxim (law) Maxim_(philosophy), a principle of willing Maxim is the name of: Maxim Litvinov (1876-1951), Russian... La Rochefoucauld can refer to: François de La Rochefoucauld La Rochefoucauld, Charente, a commune in the Charente département in France This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Mayor of Casterbridge is a 1886 novel by English author Thomas Hardy. ... For other people called Thomas Hardy, see Thomas Hardy (disambiguation) Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement, who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. ... Measure for Measure is a play written by William Shakespeare in 1604. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Sarah Bernhardt in Euripides Medea, poster by Alfons Mucha In Greek mythology Medea was the daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis (now a territory of modern Georgia) and niece of Circe, and later wife to Jason. ... A Statue of Euripides Euripides (c. ... Sarah Bernhardt in Euripides Medea, poster by Alfons Mucha In Greek mythology Medea was the daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis (now a territory of modern Georgia) and niece of Circe, and later wife to Jason. ... A Statue of Euripides Euripides (c. ... Meditations is a series of writings by Marcus Aurelius setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy. ... Marcus Aurelius depicted in The Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, as translated by George Long Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (April 26, 121 – March 17, 180) was Roman Emperor from 161 to his death in 180. ... Meditations is a series of writings by Marcus Aurelius setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy. ... Metaphysical may refer to: Metaphysics, a branch of philosophy dealing with the ultimate nature of reality; or The Metaphysical poets, a poetic school from seventeenth century England who correspond with baroque period in European literature. ... Melmoth the Wanderer is a gothic novel published in 1820, written by Charles Robert Maturin. ... Charles Robert Maturin, also known as Charles Maturin or C.R. Maturin, was an Irish Protestant clergyman (ordained by the Church of Ireland) and a writer of gothic plays and novels. ... A memoir, as a literary genre, forms a sub-class of autobiography. ... Portrait of William Tecumseh Sherman by Mathew Brady William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, and author. ... Mephisto can be, Another name for the demon Mephistopheles The novel Mephisto by Klaus Mann The Mephisto chess-playing pseudo-automaton Mephisto was the name given to a German A7V Tank which was captured by Australian troops during World War I The Marvel Comics character Mephisto The South Park character... Klaus Mann, 12 years old Klaus Mann (November 18, 1906 – May 21, 1949) was a German-Jewish writer. ... Shylock and Jessica by Maurycy Gottlieb (1856-1879) The Merchant of Venice is one of William Shakespeares best-known plays, written at an uncertain date between 1594 and 1597. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare featuring the fat knight Falstaff. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Messiah (1741) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. ... Gore Vidal, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948 Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born October 3, 1925), known better simply as Gore Vidal, is a well-known American writer of novels, plays and essays, and a public figure for over fifty years. ... Cover of George Sandyss 1632 edition of The Metamorphoses by the Roman poet Ovid is a poem in 15 books that describes the creation and history of the world in terms of Greek and Roman mythology. ... Bush is the worst president~ signed the black shark ... Aristotle, marble copy of bronze by Lysippos. ... Micromégas is a short story written in the Eighteenth Century by the French philosopher and satirist Voltaire. ... Middlemarch is a novel by George Eliot, first published in 1871. ... George Eliot Mary Ann Evans, better known by the pen name George Eliot (22 November 1819 - 22 December 1880), was an English novelist. ... A Midsummer Nights Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare written sometime in the mid-1590s. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Mill on the Floss is a novel by George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), first published in three volumes in 1860. ... George Eliot Mary Ann Evans, better known by the pen name George Eliot (22 November 1819 - 22 December 1880), was an English novelist. ... The Ministers Wooing is a sentimental romance (Discovering Authors 3. ... Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe, born Harriet Elizabeth Beecher (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an abolitionist, and writer of more than 10 books, the most famous being Uncle Toms Cabin which describes life in slavery, and which was first published in serial form from 1851... Le Misanthrope is a 17th century comedy of manners written by French playwright Molière. ... LAvare is a five-act satirical comedy by French playwright Molière. ... Bellow as depicted in his Nobel diploma. ... The Monk is a Gothic novel by Matthew Lewis that first appeared in 1796. ... There are several famous people with this name, including: Matthew Lewis, the novelist Matthew Lewis, the actor This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Henry Adams Henry Brooks Adams (February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918) was an American historian, journalist and novelist. ... Bellow as depicted in his Nobel diploma. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (431x648, 65 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (431x648, 65 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Moby-Dick book cover Moby-Dick - the official title of the first edition - is a novel by Herman Melville. ... Herman Melville Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, essayist, and poet. ... Moby-Dick book cover Moby-Dick - the official title of the first edition - is a novel by Herman Melville. ... Herman Melville Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, essayist, and poet. ... William Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 – May 11, 1920) was an American realist author. ... The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders is a 1722 novel by Daniel Defoe. ... Daniel Defoe Daniel Defoe (1660 [?] â€“ 1731) was an English writer, journalist and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. ... Primo Levi Primo Levi (July 31, 1919 - April 11, 1987) was an Italian chemist and author of memoirs, short stories, poems, and novels. ... The Moon Is Down book cover The Moon Is Down is a novel by John Steinbeck, an American author. ... John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ... The Moon and Sixpence (1919) is a book by William Somerset Maugham based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. ... W. Somerset Maugham as photographed in 1934 by Carl Van Vechten. ... The Moonstone (1868) by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century sensation novel, generally considered the first detective novel in the English language. ... Wilkie Collins William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and writer of short stories. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Eduard Mörike (original works in German) Eduard Friedrich Mörike (Ludwigsburg, September 8, 1804 – June 4, 1875 in Stuttgart) was a German romantic poet. ... W. Somerset Maugham as photographed in 1934 by Carl Van Vechten. ... Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... My Ántonia is considered the greatest novel by American writer Willa Cather. ... Willa Cather photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1936 Willa Sibert Cather (December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) is among the most eminent female American authors. ... My Bondage and My Freedom was a slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass and published in 1855. ... Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass (February 14, 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer. ... The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final novel by Charles Dickens. ... Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... Knut Hamsun (31 years old) in 1890 Knut Hamsun (August 4, 1859 – February 19, 1952) was a leading Norwegian author and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. ... The Mysteries of Udolpho, by Ann Radcliffe, was first published in 1784 by G. G. and J. Robinson of London. ... 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Image File history File links Download high resolution version (422x648, 36 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (422x648, 36 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... The Naked Civil Servant is the first volume of autobiography by the gay icon Quentin Crisp and a TV movie based on the book. ... Quentin Crisp For the writer of supernatural fiction, see Quentin S. Crisp Quentin Crisp (December 25, 1908 – November 21, 1999), was a writer, artists model, actor and raconteur known for his memorable and insightful witticisms. ... The Naked Civil Servant is the first volume of autobiography by the gay icon Quentin Crisp and a TV movie based on the book. ... Quentin Crisp For the writer of supernatural fiction, see Quentin S. Crisp Quentin Crisp (December 25, 1908 – November 21, 1999), was a writer, artists model, actor and raconteur known for his memorable and insightful witticisms. ... Nana may refer to: a more familiar term for ones grandmother Nana Abrokwa, the German rapper and DJ Nana (mythology), a mythological figure Nana (novel), a novel by Emile Zola Nana (manga), a Japanese manga and its title character Nana (echos), a mode in the Byzantine music system called... mile Zola (April 2, 1840 - September 29, 1902) was an influential French novelist, the most important example of the literary school of naturalism, and a major figure in the political liberalization of France. ... The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is Edgar Allan Poes longest novel, published in 1838. ... Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809–October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor and critic. ... Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass (February 14, 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Sojurner Truth Sojourner Truth (c. ... A statue of Bashō in Ogaki, Gifu. ... The Nature Conservancy - a charitable organization devoted to preserving natural diversity worldwide English Nature UK government organization devoted to preserving natural diversity in the UK Nature Detectives An online research and education project for under 18s in the UK A Guide to Nature and Wildlife Conservation Categories: | ... Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was a famous American essayist and one of Americas most influential thinkers and writers. ... For other uses see Cicero (disambiguation) Marcus Tullius Cicero (January 3, 106 BC - December 7, 43 BC) was an orator and statesman of Ancient Rome, and is generally considered the greatest Latin prose stylist. ... Netochka Nezvanova is the enigmatic author of NATO.0+55+3d software, a set of QuickTime externals for Max. ... Fyodor Dostoevsky. ... Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman (October 31, 1852 – March 13, 1930) was a prominent female American writer of the Victorian era known for her short stories and novels of life in New England villages. ... Catharine Maria Sedgwick, born December 28, 1789 – died July 31, American novelist. ... Giambattista Vico or Giovanni Battista Vico (June 23, 1668—January 23, 1744) was a Neapolitan philosopher, historian, and jurist. ... News from Nowhere is a classic work of utopian fiction written by the artist, designer and socialist pioneer William Morris. ... This page is about William Morris, the writer, designer and socialist. ... Nicomachean Ethics (sometimes spelled Nichomachean), is a work by Aristotle on virtue and character and plays a prominent role in defining Aristotelian ethics. ... Aristotle, marble copy of bronze by Lysippos. ... Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (IPA:) (October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900) was a German philosopher, whose critiques of contemporary culture, religion, and philosophy centered around a basic question regarding the foundation of values and morality. ... ... Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (December 3, 1857 – August 3, 1924) was a Polish novelist, who wrote in English. ... Night and Day may mean: Night and Day (song), a song written by Cole Porter for the 1932 play The Gay Divorcee; it subsequently became an American standard and has been peformed and recorded by dozens of artists, notably Frank Sinatra. ... Virginia Woolf (January 25, 1882 – March 28, 1941) was a British author and feminist, who is considered to be one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century. ... Joel Chandler Harris (December 8, 1848 - July 3, 1908) was an American journalist from Georgia, best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories: Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings (1881), Nights with Uncle Remus (1883), Uncle Remus and His Friends (1892), and Uncle Remus and the Little Boy (1905). ... Njáls saga (also known as The Story of Burnt Njál) is an epic of Icelandic literature from the 13th century that describes the progress of a 50-year blood feud. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Wilkie Collins William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and writer of short stories. ... Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... George Catlin (1796 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania – December 23, 1872 in Jersey City, New Jersey) was an American painter who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the Old West. ... North and South may refer to the following: North and South is the general title of a trilogy of novels by John Jakes and miniseries based on them. ... Elizabeth Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (September 29, 1810, London – November 12, 1865, Holybourne, Hampshire, England, UK), often referred to simply as Mrs Gaskell, was a British novelist. ... Northanger Abbey book cover Northanger Abbey was the first of Jane Austens novels to be completed for publication, though she had previously made a start on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. ... Jane Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra Jane Austen (December 16, 1775 – July 18, 1817) was a prominent English novelist whose work is considered part of the Western canon. ... It has been suggested that Oyster pirate be merged into this article or section. ... Nostromo is a 1904 novel by Polish-born British novelist Joseph Conrad, set in the fictitious South American republic of Costaguana. ... Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (December 3, 1857 – August 3, 1924) was a Polish novelist, who wrote in English. ... The Double is a term in football, meaning to win a countrys top division and its cup competition in the same season. ... Fyodor Dostoevsky. ... William James William James (January 11, 1842, New York – August 26, 1910, Chocorua, New Hampshire) was a pioneering psychologist and philosopher. ... Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (February 26, 1802 – May 22, 1885) is recognized as one of the most influential French Romantic writers of the 19th century. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Dame Iris Murdoch Jean Iris Murdoch DBE (July 15, 1919 – February 8, 1999) was an Anglo–Irish writer and philosopher, best known for her novels, which combine rich characterization and compelling plotlines, usually involving ethical or sexual themes. ...

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O Pioneers! is a 1913 novel by American author Willa Cather. ... Willa Cather photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1936 Willa Sibert Cather (December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) is among the most eminent female American authors. ... Sculpted Head Of William Tyndale from St Dunstan-in-the-West Church London William Tyndale (sometimes spelled Tindale) (ca. ... Oblomov (first published: 1858) is the most well-known novel by Russian writer Ivan Goncharov. ... Ivan Alexandrovich Goncharov (June 18, 1812 – September 27, 1891; June 6, 1812 – September 15, 1891, O.S.) was a Russian novelist best known as the author of Oblomov (1859). ... The Octopus may be: The octopus, Octopus (genus) Titled work: The Octopus (Frank Norris), 1901 novel subtitled A California Story The Octopus, Italian mafia TV series originally entitled La Piovra See also The Amorous Octopus, edition of Japanese woodcut The Dream of the Fishermans Wife Tako the Octopus, character... Benjamin Franklin Norris (March 5, 1870 - October 25, 1902) was an American novelist during the Progressive Era, the United States first important naturalist writer. ... George Gissing (November 22, 1857 – December 28, 1903) was a British novelist. ... The Odyssey is the second of the two great Greek epic poems ascribed to Homer, the first being the Iliad. ... Bust of Homer in the British Museum For other uses, see Homer (disambiguation). ... The Odyssey is the second of the two great Greek epic poems ascribed to Homer, the first being the Iliad. ... Bust of Homer in the British Museum For other uses, see Homer (disambiguation). ... Of Human Bondage (1915) is a novel by William Somerset Maugham. ... W. Somerset Maugham as photographed in 1934 by Carl Van Vechten. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ... The Old Curiosity Shop Portsmouth Street London The Old Curiosity Shop is a novel by the author Charles Dickens. ... Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... Le Père Goriot (Engish title: Old Goriot) is a 1835 novel written by Honoré de Balzac. ... Honoré de Balzac Honoré de Balzac (May 20, 1799 – August 18, 1850) was a French novelist. ... The Old Wives Tale is a novel by Arnold Bennett, first published in 1908. ... Arnold Bennett, British novelist Enoch Arnold Bennett (May 27, 1867-March 27, 1931) was a British novelist. ... Oliver Twist is an 1838 novel by Charles Dickens, probably one of the best-known of all his works, along with A Christmas Carol and Great Expectations. ... Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... For other uses see Cicero (disambiguation) Marcus Tullius Cicero (January 3, 106 BC - December 7, 43 BC) was an orator and statesman of Ancient Rome, and is generally considered the greatest Latin prose stylist. ... For other uses see Cicero (disambiguation) Marcus Tullius Cicero (January 3, 106 BC - December 7, 43 BC) was an orator and statesman of Ancient Rome, and is generally considered the greatest Latin prose stylist. ... On Liberty is a philosophical work in the English language by 19th century philosopher John Stuart Mill, first published in 1859. ... In 1851 Mill married Harriet Taylor after 21 years of an at times intense friendship and love affair. ... A statue of Bashō in Ogaki, Gifu. ... Not to be confused with The Nature of Things, a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television show about natural science. ... Lucretius Titus Lucretius Carus (ca. ... Leone Battista Alberti (February 1404 - 25th April 1472), Italian painter, poet, linguist, philosopher, cryptographer, musician, architect, and general Renaissance polymath . ... Hannah Arendt in her early adulthood Hannah Arendt (October 14, 1906 – December 4, 1975) was a German political theorist. ... On the Road is a novel by Jack Kerouac, published by Viking Press in 1957. ... Jack Kerouac (March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969) was an American novelist, writer, poet, artist, and part of the Beat Generation. ... On War (Ger. ... Carl Phillip Gottlieb von Clausewitz (June 1, 1780 - November 16, 1831) was a Prussian general and influential military thinker. ... Once There Was a War is a collection of articles written by John Steinbeck while he was a special war correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune from June to December, 1943. ... John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ... One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest book cover Plot Overview One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest is a novel set in a mental institution. ... Ken Kesey (September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001) was an American author, best known for his novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, and as a cultural icon whom some consider a link between the beat generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s. ... George Meredith (February 12, 1828 - May 18, 1909) was an English novelist and poet. ... Francis Parkman Francis Parkman (September 16, 1823 – November 8, 1893) was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts. ... The Oresteia is a trilogy of tragedies about the end of the curse on the House of Atreus, written by Aeschylus. ... Aeschylus This article is about the ancient Greek playwright. ... The Oresteia is a trilogy of tragedies about the end of the curse on the House of Atreus, written by Aeschylus. ... Aeschylus This article is about the ancient Greek playwright. ... Poster advertising the Orient Express Orient Express is the name of a long-distance passenger train originally operated by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. ... Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene, OM (October 2, 1904 – April 3, 1991) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic whose works explore the ambiguities of modern man and ambivalent moral or political issues in a contemporary setting. ... The title page of the 1859 edition of On the Origin of Species. ... In his lifetime Charles Darwin gained international fame as an influential scientist examining controversial topics. ... The Orkneyinga saga (also called the History of the Earls of Orkney) is an unique historical narrative of the history of the Orkney Islands from their capture by the Norwegian king in the 9th century onwards until about 1200 AD. The saga was written around 1200 AD by an unknown... Ruggiero Rescuing Angelica by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres Orlando Furioso is an epic poem written by Ludovico Ariosto in 1516. ... Ludovico Ariosto (September 8, 1474 – July 6, 1533) was an Italian poet, author of the epic poem Orlando furioso (1516), Orlando Enraged. He was born at Reggio, in Emilia. ... Portrait of Aphra Behn, aged approximately 30, by Mary Beale. ... A sketch of Aphra Behn by George Scharf from a portrait believed to be lost. ... Portrait of Aphra Behn, aged approximately 30, by Mary Beale. ... The Rover is a novel by Joseph Conrad, a play by Aphra Behn, and a song by Led Zeppelin. ... A sketch of Aphra Behn by George Scharf from a portrait believed to be lost. ... Othello and Desdemona in Venice by Théodore Chassériau (1819–1856) Othello: The Moor of Venice is a tragedy by Shakespeare written around 1603. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Our Man In Havana is a 1958 novel by Graham Greene. ... Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene, OM (October 2, 1904 – April 3, 1991) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic whose works explore the ambiguities of modern man and ambivalent moral or political issues in a contemporary setting. ... Our Mutual Friend is a novel by Charles Dickens, which tells the story of the Harmon dust fortune and those who inherit it. ... Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... Our Nig, Or Sketches in the Life of a Free Black was a semi-autobiographical novel published by Harriet E. Wilson in 1859, making it the first novel published in the U.S. by an African-American. ... Harriet E. Wilson (1829?–1863?)was the first female African-American novelist. ... Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded is a epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson, first published in 1740. ... Samuel Richardson (August 19, 1689 – July 4, 1761) was a major eighteenth-century writer best known for his three epistolary novels: Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded (1740), Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady (1748) and Sir Charles Grandison (1753). ... Pan is a novel published by the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun in 1894. ... Knut Hamsun (31 years old) in 1890 Knut Hamsun (August 4, 1859 – February 19, 1952) was a leading Norwegian author and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. ... Parades End is a tetralogy (four related novels) by Ford Madox Ford published between 1924 and 1928. ... Ford Madox Ford (December 17, 1873 - June 26, 1939) was an English novelist and publisher. ... Title page of the first edition Paradise Lost (1667) is an epic poem by the 17th century English poet John Milton. ... See John Milton (disambiguation) for other uses John Milton, English poet John Milton (December 9, 1608 – November 8, 1674) was an English poet, best-known for his epic poem Paradise Lost. ... Guy de Maupassant Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (IPA: ) (5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a popular 19th-century French writer. ... Parzival is one of the two great epic poems in Middle High German. ... Portrait of Wolfram from the Codex Manesse. ... Categories: Literature stubs | John Steinbeck ... John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Pathfinder (1987 film). ... Cooper portrait by John Wesley Jarvis, 1822 James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. ... Pearl may mean several different things: pearl, a round shiny object produced by molluscs and used in jewelry a whitish iridescent color similar to the color of pearls The Hymn of the Pearl, a passage of the apocryphal Acts of Thomas The Pearl, a book by John Steinbeck and the... John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ... Peer Gynt is a play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. ... Henrik Johan Ibsen (March 20, 1828–May 23, 1906) was an extremely influential Norwegian playwright who was largely responsible for the rise of the modern realistic drama (dubbed the father of modern drama). It is said that Ibsen is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare. ... The Pensées (literally, thoughts) represented an apology for the Christian religion by Blaise Pascal, the renowned 17th century philosopher and mathematician. ... Blaise Pascal (June 19, 1623–August 19, 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher. ... Pericles, British Museum, London Pericles (ca. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Greek term anabasis referred to an expedition from a coastline into the interior of a country. ... Xenophon (In Greek , c. ... FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!111 ... Montesquieu can refer to: Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu Several communes of France: Montesquieu, in the Hérault département Montesquieu, in the Lot-et-Garonne département Montesquieu, in the Tarn-et-Garonne département This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... Ulysses S. Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877). ... Persuasion is a form of influence. ... Jane Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra Jane Austen (December 16, 1775 – July 18, 1817) was a prominent English novelist whose work is considered part of the Western canon. ... Statue of Peter Pan in St. ... Sir James Matthew Barrie, Baronet, Scottish author Sir James Matthew Barrie, Baronet (May 9, 1860 - June 19, 1937), more commonly known as J. M. Barrie, was a Scottish novelist and dramatist. ... Phaedrus, ¹ (15 B.C. – AD 50), Roman fabulist, was by birth a Macedonian and lived in the reigns of Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius and Claudius. ... Plato Plato (Greek: Πλάτων Plátōn) (ca. ... Phèdre was a 1677 play by Jean Racine, based on Hippolytus by Euripides. ... Jean Racine (December 22, 1639 – April 21, 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the big three of 17th century France (along with Molière and Corneille). ... The Dictionnaire philosophique (Philosophical Dictionary) was a controversial book written by Voltaire. ... The last of Voltaires statues by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1781). ... A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful is a 1757 treatise on aesthetics, written by Edmund Burke. ... Edmund Burke The Right Honourable Edmund Burke (January 12, 1729 – July 9, 1797) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, author, orator and political philosopher, who served for many years in the British House of Commons as a member of the Whig party. ... Phineas Redux is a novel by Anthony Trollope, the fourth in The Pallisers series. ... Anthony Trollope (April 24, 1815 – December 6, 1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. ... —Brillat-Savarin Quite possibly the most famous French epicure and gastronome of all, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (April 1, 1755 - 1826) was born in the town of Belley,where the Rhine then separated France from Savoy, to a family of lawyers in whom eloquence flowed. ... —Brillat-Savarin Quite possibly the most famous French epicure and gastronome of all, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (April 1, 1755 - 1826) was born in the town of Belley,where the Rhine then separated France from Savoy, to a family of lawyers in whom eloquence flowed. ... The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, better known as The Pickwick Papers, is the first novel by Charles Dickens. ... Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... VHS cover for the 1945 film version showing Hurd Hatfield (centre) as Gray, Donna Reed (left) as Gladys Hallward, Angela Lansbury (right) as Sibyl Vane and George Sanders (background) as Lord Henry Wotton The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel by Oscar Wilde first published in 1890. ... Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. ... Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... Pierre is a French form of the name Peter. ... Herman Melville Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, essayist, and poet. ... Guy de Maupassant Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (IPA: ) (5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a popular 19th-century French writer. ... Guy de Maupassant Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (IPA: ) (5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a popular 19th-century French writer. ... Art by Fritz Kredel (1900-73) The Adventures of Pinocchio (Le Avventure di Pinocchio) is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi. ... Carlo Lorenzini (November 24, 1826 - October 26, 1890), better known as Carlo Collodi, or simply Collodi, was an Italian writer and journalist. ... The Pioneers: The Sources of the Susquehanna is one of the Leatherstocking Tales, a series of five novels by American writer James Fenimore Cooper. ... Cooper portrait by John Wesley Jarvis, 1822 James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. ... The head quarters of the specialist GI Joe team from the 1980s comic book by Larry Hama. ... Benjamin Franklin Norris (March 5, 1870 - October 25, 1902) was an American novelist during the Progressive Era, the United States first important naturalist writer. ... The Playboy of the Western World is a play written by J. M. Synge and first performed in January 1907. ... John Millington Synge John Millington Synge (April 16, 1871 - March 24, 1909) was an Irish dramatist, poet, prose writer, and collector of folklore. ... Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. ... The word meander has a number of senses. ... George Bernard Shaw (July 26, 1856 – November 2, 1950) was an Irish playwright and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. ... George Bernard Shaw (July 26, 1856 – November 2, 1950) was an Irish playwright and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. ... The Pilgrims Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come by John Bunyan (published 1678) is an allegorical novel. ... John Bunyan. ... Page from a 14th century Psalter, showing drolleries on the right margin and a plowman at the bottom. ... William Langland is the reputed author of the 14th-century English dream-vision Piers Plowman. ... Plutarch Mestrius Plutarchus (ca. ... A page from the original codex, starting from line 1922 El Cantar de Mio Cid is the oldest conserved Spanish cantar de gesta. ... Li Po (701-762) was a Chinese poet, considered the greatest romantic poet of the Tang dynasty. ... Algernon Charles Swinburne (April 5, 1837 _ April 10, 1909) was a Victorian era English poet. ... Gerard Manley Hopkins (July 28, 1844 - June 8, 1889) was a British Victorian poet and Jesuit priest. ... Aristotles Poetics aims to give an account of poetry. ... Aristotle, marble copy of bronze by Lysippos. ... The Politics of Aristotle is the second half of a single treatise of which his Ethics is the first. ... Aristotle, marble copy of bronze by Lysippos. ... Poor Folk was first novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, which he wrote over the span of nine months. ... Fyodor Dostoevsky. ... Arthur Miller in his later years Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and author. ... Dante in a fresco series of famous men by Andrea del Castagno, ca. ... Edith Wharton Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. ... William Faulkner photographed 1954 by Carl Van Vechten William Cuthbert Faulkner (September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was a Nobel Prize-winning novelist from Mississippi. ... Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene, OM (October 2, 1904 – April 3, 1991) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic whose works explore the ambiguities of modern man and ambivalent moral or political issues in a contemporary setting. ... Hannah Arendt in her early adulthood Hannah Arendt (October 14, 1906 – December 4, 1975) was a German political theorist. ... Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ... John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was the first (1789–1797) Vice President of the United States, and the second (1797–1801) President of the United States. ... Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous and popular American humorist, novelist, writer and lecturer. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Walt Whitman Walt Whitman (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist born on Long Island, New York. ... A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel by James Joyce, published in 1916. ... James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (February 2, 1882 – January 13, 1941) was an expatriate Irish writer and poet, widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. ... The Portrait of a Lady is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly and Macmillans Magazine in 1880-1881 and then as a book in 1881. ... Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ... Titus Maccius Plautus (born at Sarsina, Umbria in 254 B.C.) was a comic playwright in the time of the Roman Republic. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (429x648, 31 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (429x648, 31 KB) Summary Barnes & Noble -- http://a1204. ... The Power and the Glory is a novel written by British author Graham Greene. ... Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene, OM (October 2, 1904 – April 3, 1991) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic whose works explore the ambiguities of modern man and ambivalent moral or political issues in a contemporary setting. ... The Power and the Glory is a novel written by British author Graham Greene. ... Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene, OM (October 2, 1904 – April 3, 1991) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic whose works explore the ambiguities of modern man and ambivalent moral or political issues in a contemporary setting. ... Pragmatism is belief of the teaching of philosophy which originated in the United States in the late 1800s. ... William James William James (January 11, 1842, New York – August 26, 1910, Chocorua, New Hampshire) was a pioneering psychologist and philosopher. ... Cooper portrait by John Wesley Jarvis, 1822 James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. ... Hans Holbeins witty marginal drawing of Folly (1515), in the first edition, a copy owned by Erasmus himself (Kupferstichkabinett, Basle) The Praise of Folly (Latin title: Moriae Encomium, sometimes translated as In Praise of Folly, Dutch title: Lof der Zotheid) is an essay written in 1509 by Erasmus of... This article deals with the Erasmus, the theologian. ... Pride and Prejudice book cover Pride and Prejudice is the most famous of Jane Austens novels, and its opening is one of the most famous lines in English literature— The novel was written between 1796 and 1797, and was initially called Revised in 1811, it was published two years... Jane Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra Jane Austen (December 16, 1775 – July 18, 1817) was a prominent English novelist whose work is considered part of the Western canon. ... The Prime Minister is a novel by Anthony Trollope, the fifth of The Pallisers series. ... Anthony Trollope (April 24, 1815 – December 6, 1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. ... One of the covers of the book The fame of Niccolò Machiavelli rests mainly on his political treatise Il Principe (The Prince), written around 1513, but not published until 1532, five years after his death. ... Detail of the portrait of Machiavelli, ca 1500, in the robes of a Florentine public official Niccolò Machiavelli (May 3, 1469—June 21, 1527) was an Italian political philosopher during the Renaissance. ... The Prince and the Pauper is an 1882 book by Mark Twain that represents his first attempt at historical fiction. ... Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous and popular American humorist, novelist, writer and lecturer. ... The Princess Casamassima is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly in 1885-1886 and then as a book in 1886. ... Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ... La Princesse de Clèves is a French novel, regarded by many as one of the first European novels and a classic of its era. ... Madame de La Fayette (baptized March 18, 1634 - May 25, 1693) was a French writer, the alleged author of La Princesse de Clèves, Frances first historical novel and often taken to be one of the earliest European novels of its day. ... Bishop George Berkeley George Berkeley (British English://; Irish English: //) (March 12, 1685 – January 14, 1753), also known as Bishop Berkeley, was an influential Irish philosopher whose primary philosophical achievement is the advancement of what has come to be called subjective idealism, summed up in his dictum, Esse est percipi (To... The Prisoner of Zenda is an adventure novel by Anthony Hope, first published in 1894. ... Rupert of Hentzau is a sequel by Anthony Hope to The Prisoner of Zenda, written in 1895 but not published until 1898. ... Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (February 9, 1863 _ July 8, 1933), better known as Anthony Hope was a British novelist, best remembered today for his short novel The Prisoner of Zenda (1894, set in the fictional kingdom of Ruritania, a prequel The Heart of Princess Osra (a collection of short... The Professor is a common genaric name for fictional characters who fill the role of doctors, scientists, or mad scientists. ... Charlotte Bront - idealized portrait, 1873 (based on a drawing by George Richmond, 1850) Charlotte Bront (April 21, 1816 - March 31, 1855) was an English writer. ... Prometheus Bound is an Ancient Greek play. ... Aeschylus This article is about the ancient Greek playwright. ... The Promised Land (Ziemia Obiecana) is a film made in 1975 by the Polish film director Andrzej Wajda, based on a novel by the writer WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Reymont. ... Mary Antin (born June 13, 1891; died May 15, 1949) was a Russian-American author and immigration rights activist. ... Protagoras is the title of one of Platos dialogues. ... Meno is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato. ... Plato Plato (Greek: Πλάτων Plátōn) (ca. ... Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud [] (May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology, based on his theory that human development is best understood in terms of changing objects of sexual desire; that the unconscious often represses wishes (generally of a... Puddnhead Wilson is a novel by Mark Twain. ... Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous and popular American humorist, novelist, writer and lecturer. ... For other people called Thomas Hardy, see Thomas Hardy (disambiguation) Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement, who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. ... Pygmalion may refer to the following: Pygmalion, a king of Tyre, brother of Queen Dido of Carthage. ... George Bernard Shaw (July 26, 1856 – November 2, 1950) was an Irish playwright and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. ... The Queen of Spades (Пиковая дама in Russian, Pikovaya dama in transliteration) is an opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by the composers brother Modest Tchaikovsky, based on a short story by the poet Aleksandr Pushkin. ... Aleksandr Pushkin was a Russian poet and a founder of modern Russian literature Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Пу́шкин) (June 6 (May 26, O.S.), 1799 - February 10 (January 29, O.S.), 1837), Russian author, whom many consider the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. ... In Christian mythology, the Holy Grail was the dish, plate, cup or vessel that caught Jesus blood during his crucifixion. ... Quicksand and warning sign at a gravel extraction site. ... Nella Larsen in 1928 Nella Larsen (April 13, 1891 – March 30, 1964) was an African-American novelist of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote two novels and a few short stories. ... The Quiet American (ISBN 0099478390) is a novel written by Graham Greene in 1955. ... Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene, OM (October 2, 1904 – April 3, 1991) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic whose works explore the ambiguities of modern man and ambivalent moral or political issues in a contemporary setting. ...

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The Red Badge of Courage (1895) is a short novel (or a long short story) by Stephen Crane about the meaning of courage, as it is discovered by Henry Fleming, a recruit in the Civil War. ... Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an United States|American writer. ... Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black) is a novel by Stendhal, published in 1830. ... Marie-Henri Beyle (January 23, 1783 – March 23, 1842), better known by his penname Stendhal, was a 19th century French writer. ... The Red Pony is a short 100 page, 4 chapter story written by John Steinbeck in 1933. ... John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ... Redburn is the name of a story by Hermann Melville. ... Herman Melville Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, essayist, and poet. ... Reflections on the Revolution in France is a work of political commentary written by Anglo-Irish statesman and philosopher Edmund Burke, first published on 1 November 1790. ... Edmund Burke The Right Honourable Edmund Burke (January 12, 1729 – July 9, 1797) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, author, orator and political philosopher, who served for many years in the British House of Commons as a member of the Whig party. ... The term The Republic might refer to any of the following The Republic - a book by Plato Rzeczpospolita (The Republic) - unofficial name of the Republic of Both Nations This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Plato Plato (Greek: Πλάτων Plátōn) (ca. ... Resurrection, first published in 1899, was the third and last novel written by Leo Tolstoy. ... Leo Tolstoy, pictured late in life Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (?) (Russian: Лев Никола́евич Толсто́й; commonly referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy) (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910, N.S.; August 28, 1828 – November 7, 1910, O.S.) was a Russian novelist, social reformer, pacifist, Christian anarchist, vegetarian, moral thinker and an influential... The Return of the Native is a novel by Thomas Hardy, published in 1878. ... For other people called Thomas Hardy, see Thomas Hardy (disambiguation) Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement, who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. ... The Return of the Soldier is a 1918 novel by the British novelist Rebecca West. ... Dame Rebecca West, DBE was the pseudonym of Cecily (or Cicily) Isabel Fairfield (December 21, 1892- March 15, 1983), a British-Irish feminist and writer famous for her novels and for her relationship with H. G. Wells. ... Julian of Norwich (c. ... Jean-Jacques Rousseau (June 28, 1712 – July 2, 1778) was a Franco-Swiss philosopher, writer, political theorist, and self-taught composer of The Age of Enlightenment. ... Richard II is a play written by William Shakespeare in 1595 and based on the life of King Richard II of England. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Life and Death of King Richard III is William Shakespeares version of the short career of Richard III of England, who receives a singularly unflattering depiction. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Riddle of the Sands is a 1903 novel by Erskine Childers. ... Erskine Childers was the name of two Irish leaders of British birth who were key players in 20th century Ireland. ... Riders of the Purple Sage is Zane Greys best-known novel. ... Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 - October 23, 1939), born Pearl Zane Gray (he later dropped Pearl and changed the a to an e in Grey) was an American author of popular adventure novels and pulp fiction that presented an idealized image of the rugged Old West. ... The Rig Veda ऋग्वेद (Sanskrit ṛc praise + veda knowledge) is the earliest of the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas. ... Thomas Paine wrote the Rights of Man in 1791 as a reply to Reflections on the Revolution in France by Edmund Burke, and as such, it is a work glorifying the French Revolution. ... Thomas Paine Thomas Paine (January 29, 1737 – June 8, 1809), intellectual, scholar, revolutionary, and idealist, is widely recognized as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. ... Abraham Cahan (July 7, 1860 - 1951) was a leading writer and lecturer for socialist and labor movements in New York City. ... Plutarch Mestrius Plutarchus (ca. ... Polybius (ca 203 BC - 120 BC, Greek Πολυβιος) was a Greek historian of the Mediterranean world famous for his book called The Histories or The Rise of the Roman Empire, covering the period of 220 BC to 146 BC. // Personal experiences As the former tutor of Scipio Aemilianus , the famous adopted... Titus Maccius Plautus (born at Sarsina, Umbria in 254 B.C.) was a comic playwright in the time of the Roman Republic. ... Rob Roy is a novel by Walter Scott about Frank Osbaldistone, the son of an English merchant who goes to the Scottish Highlands to collect a debt stolen from him. ... Sir Walter Scott, Bart. ... Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday by Carl Offterdinger Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719 and sometimes regarded as the first novel in English. ... Daniel Defoe Daniel Defoe (1660 [?] â€“ 1731) was an English writer, journalist and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. ... Roderick Hudson is a novel by Henry James. ... Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ... Dio Cassius Cocceianus (155–after 229), known in English as Dio Cassius or Cassius Dio, was a noted Roman historian and public servant. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Bust of Livy Titus Livius (around 59 BC - 17 AD), known as Livy in English, wrote a monumental history of Rome, Ab urbe condita, from its founding (traditionally dated to 753 BC). ... Romeo and Juliet is a play by William Shakespeare concerning the fate of two young lovers. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Romola is a novel by George Eliot, deemed her greatest by many, being a deep study of life in the city of Florence from an intellectual, artistic, religious, and social point of view. ... George Eliot Mary Ann Evans, better known by the pen name George Eliot (22 November 1819 - 22 December 1880), was an English novelist. ... A Room with a View is a novel by E. M. Forster that tells the story of a young Englishwoman whose encounter with a handsome young man in Florence may interfere with her marriage plans. ... Edward Morgan Forster (January 1, 1879 - June 7, 1970) was an English novelist. ... Roughing It is a semi-non-fiction work written by American author Mark Twain. ... Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous and popular American humorist, novelist, writer and lecturer. ... Daniel Defoe Daniel Defoe (1660 [?] â€“ 1731) was an English writer, journalist and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. ... The Rubáiyát is a collection of poems (of which there are about a thousand) attributed to the Persian mathematician and astronomer Omar Khayyám (1048-1123). ... Tomb of Omar Khayam, Neishapur, Iran. ... R.U.R. (Rosumovi Umělí Roboti) (Rossums Artificial Robots, but usually translated as R.U.R. 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The Ramsund carving in Sweden depicts 1) how Sigurd is sitting naked in front of the fire preparing the dragon heart, from Fafnir, for his foster-father Regin, who is Fafnirs brother. ... Joshua Slocum (February 20, 1844 – on or shortly after 14 November 1909) was a Canadian-born American seaman and adventurer, a noted writer, and the first man to sail single-handedly around the world. ... Saint Joan is a 1923 play by George Bernard Shaw that he wrote shortly after the Roman Catholic Church canonized Joan of Arc. ... George Bernard Shaw (July 26, 1856 – November 2, 1950) was an Irish playwright and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. ... Salammbo is a fantasy 1862 novel by Gustave Flaubert and a 1988 play by Charles Ludlam based on that book. ... Gustave Flaubert Gustave Flaubert (December 12, 1821 – May 8, 1880) was a French novelist who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. ... Horace Quintus Horatius Flaccus, (December 8, 65 BC - November 27, 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading lyric poet in Latin, the son of a freedman, but himself born free. ... Satyricon, or the Petronii Arbitri Saturicon, is a book of randy and satirical Neroic tales by Petronius Arbiter, of whom little is known. ... This article is about the Roman author Petronius. ... Seneca has several significant meanings: Seneca the Elder Seneca the Younger Seneca tribe Seneca crater Seneca (plant) Seneca College, Toronto, Ontario Places in the United States of America: Seneca, Pennsylvania Seneca, South Carolina Seneca, Wisconsin Seneca County, New York Seneca, New York Seneca Lake Seneca Falls (village), New York Senecaville... [ [ Image:Salem eagle. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne in the 1860s Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. ... George Eliot Mary Ann Evans, better known by the pen name George Eliot (22 November 1819 - 22 December 1880), was an English novelist. ... The School for Scandal, a play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, is a comedy of manners. ... Richard Brinsley Sheridan Richard Brinsley Sheridan (October 30, 1751 – July 7, 1816) was an Irish playwright and politician. ... Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud [] (May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology, based on his theory that human development is best understood in terms of changing objects of sexual desire; that the unconscious often represses wishes (generally of a... Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809–October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor and critic. ... Categories: Literature stubs | 1977 books | Novels ... 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For other people called Thomas Hardy, see Thomas Hardy (disambiguation) Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement, who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. ... Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (February 26, 1802 – May 22, 1885) is recognized as one of the most influential French Romantic writers of the 19th century. ... John Keats John Keats (October 31, 1795 – February 23, 1821) was one of the principal poets in the English Romantic movement. ... Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet who wrote many works that are still famous today, including The Song of Hiawatha, Paul Reveres Ride and Evangeline. ... Pierre de Ronsard, commonly referred to as Ronsard (September 11, 1524 - December, 1585), was a French poet and prince of poets (as his own generation in France called him). ... Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (November 13, 1850 – December 3, 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer. ... Rabindranath Tagore (IPA: /rÉ™bɪndrəˌnät tÉ™gôr/, /täkur/; Bangla: রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর, transliteration: Robindronath Å¢hakur; May 7, 1861 – August 7, 1941), sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali poet, Brahmo philosopher, artist, dramatist, musician, novelist, and songwriter who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, becoming the first... Alfred, Lord Tennyson British poet Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (August 6, 1809 – October 6, 1892) was one of the most popular English poets of his time. ... Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (Russian: ) (October 9, 1892 – August 31, 1941) was a Russian poet and writer. ... William Wordsworth, English poet William Wordsworth (April 7, 1770 – April 23, 1850) was a major English romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their 1798 joint publication, Lyrical Ballads. ... Friedrich Hölderlin Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin (March 20, 1770 – June 6, 1843) was a major German lyric poet. ... For other uses see Cicero (disambiguation) Marcus Tullius Cicero (January 3, 106 BC - December 7, 43 BC) was an orator and statesman of Ancient Rome, and is generally considered the greatest Latin prose stylist. ... Honoré de Balzac Honoré de Balzac (May 20, 1799 – August 18, 1850) was a French novelist. ... Edward Morgan Forster (January 1, 1879 - June 7, 1970) was an English novelist. ... O. Henry was the pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), whose clever use of twist endings in his stories popularized the term O. Henry Ending. // Biography William Sydney Porter was born on the plantation Worth Place in Greensboro, North Carolina. ... Ring Lardner (March 6, 1885 - September 27, 1933) was a sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical takes on the sports world, marriage, and the theatre. ... Rabindranath Tagore (IPA: /rÉ™bɪndrəˌnät tÉ™gôr/, /täkur/; Bangla: রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর, transliteration: Robindronath Å¢hakur; May 7, 1861 – August 7, 1941), sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali poet, Brahmo philosopher, artist, dramatist, musician, novelist, and songwriter who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, becoming the first... Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm The Brothers Grimm (Brüder Grimm) are Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. ... Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne in the 1860s Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe â–¶ (help· info) (IPA: ) (pronounced GER tuh)(28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German novelist, dramatist, poet, humanist, scientist, philosopher, and for ten years chief minister of state at Weimar. ... For other uses see Cicero (disambiguation) Marcus Tullius Cicero (January 3, 106 BC - December 7, 43 BC) was an orator and statesman of Ancient Rome, and is generally considered the greatest Latin prose stylist. ... Saint Thomas Aquinas [Thomas of Aquin, or Aquino] (c. ... Johannes Eckhart (1260-1328), also known as Eckhart von Hochheim and widely refered to as Meister Eckhart, was a German theologian, philosopher and mystic, born near Erfurt, in Thuringia. ... John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (April 1, 1647 - July 26, 1680) was an English nobleman, a friend of King Charles II of England, and the writer of much satirical and bawdy poetry. ... Sense and Sensibility book cover Sense and Sensibility is a novel by Jane Austen that was first published in 1811. ... Jane Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra Jane Austen (December 16, 1775 – July 18, 1817) was a prominent English novelist whose work is considered part of the Western canon. ... Sentimental Education (original France title: LÉducation sentimentale ) (1869) was Gustave Flauberts last novel published during his lifetime, and is considered one of the most influential 19th century novels. ... Gustave Flaubert Gustave Flaubert (December 12, 1821 – May 8, 1880) was a French novelist who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. ... A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy is a novel by british author Laurence Sterne. ... Laurence Sterne Laurence Sterne (November 24, 1713 – March 18, 1768) was an Anglo-Irish novelist and clergyman. ... The Shadow Line is a short novel based at sea by Joseph Conrad, one of his later works, being published in 1917. ... Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (December 3, 1857 – August 3, 1924) was a Polish novelist, who wrote in English. ... 1961 paperback edition She is a novel by H. Rider Haggard, first serialized in The Graphic from October 1886 to January 1887. ... H. Rider Haggard, author Sir Henry Rider Haggard (June 22, 1856 – May 14, 1925), born in Bradenham, Norfolk, England, was a Victorian writer of adventure novels set in locations considered exotic by readers in his native England. ... Shirley is a novel by Charlotte Brontë, published in 1849. ... Charlotte Brontë by George Richmond, 1850 Charlotte Brontë (April 21, 1816 – March 31, 1855) was an English novelist, the eldest of the trio of Brontë sisters whose novels have become enduring classics of English literature. ... Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. ... A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Spanish: Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias) is an account written by friar Bartolomé de las Casas in 1552 about the mistreatment of American Indians in colonial times and sent to King Philip II of Spain. ... Bartolom de Las Casas Bartolom de Las Casas (1484 – July 17, 1566) was a 16th century Spanish priest, the first ordained in the New World and the first Bishop of Chiapas. ... John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ... Edmund Spenser Edmund Spenser (c. ... The Sickness Unto Death is a book written by Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard in 1849 under the pseudonym Anti-Climacus. ... Søren Kierkegaard was born to an affluent family in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. ... Siddhartha is an allegorical novel by Hermann Hesse which deals with the spiritual journey of an Indian man called Siddhartha during the time of the Buddha. ... Hermann Hesse Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877 – August 9, 1962) was a German author, and the winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in literature. ... Philip Sidney Sir Philip Sidney (November 30, 1554 – October 17, 1586) became one of the Elizabethan Ages most prominent figures. ... The Sign of Four (1890) was the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ... Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859 – July 7, 1930) was a Scottish author of Irish descent most famously known for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... George Eliot Mary Ann Evans, better known by the pen name George Eliot (22 November 1819 - 22 December 1880), was an English novelist. ... Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th century metrical romance recorded in a single manuscript, which also contains three other pieces of an altogether more Christian orientation. ... Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th century metrical romance recorded in a single manuscript, which also contains three other pieces of an altogether more Christian orientation. ... Sister Carrie (1900) is a novel by Theodore Dreiser about a young country girl who moves to the big city where she starts realizing her own American Dream by embarking on a life of sin rather than by hard work and perseverance. ... Theodore Dreiser, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (August 27, 1871 – December 28, 1945) was an American naturalist author known for dealing with the gritty reality of life. ... Note: This article is about the Roman poet, who is the most famous person by this name. ... Donald Barthelme Donald Barthelme (April 7, 1931 - July 23, 1989) was an American author of short fiction and novels. ... Sketches by Boz is a collection of short pieces published by Charles Dickens in 1836. ... Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... A Sportsmans Sketches was an 1852 collection of short stories by Ivan Turgenev that is often credited with persuading Tsar Alexander II of Russia to liberate the serfs in 1861. ... Ivan Turgenev, photo by Félix Nadar (1820-1910) Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (Russian: , November 9, 1818, Orel, Russia - September 3, 1883, Bougival, near Paris, France ) was a major Russian novelist and playwright. ... The Small House at Allington is the fifth of Anthony Trollopes Barsetshire series of novels, and was first published in 1864. ... Anthony Trollope (April 24, 1815 – December 6, 1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. ... Social contract is a phrase used in philosophy, political science, and sociology to denote a real or hypothetical agreement within a state regarding the rights and responsibilities of the state and its citizens, or more generally a similar concord between a group and its members. ... Jean-Jacques Rousseau (June 28, 1712 – July 2, 1778) was a Franco-Swiss philosopher, writer, political theorist, and self-taught composer of The Age of Enlightenment. ... The Song of the Lark is the third book by American author Willa Cather. ... Willa Cather photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1936 Willa Sibert Cather (December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) is among the most eminent female American authors. ... The Song of Roland (La Chanson de Roland) is an 11th-century epic poem about the Battle of Roncevaux Pass (or Roncesvalles) fought by Roland of the Brittany Marches and his fellow paladins. ... The Song of Roland (La Chanson de Roland) is an 11th-century epic poem about the Battle of Roncevaux Pass (or Roncesvalles) fought by Roland of the Brittany Marches and his fellow paladins. ... Shakespeares sonnets comprise a collection of 154 poems in sonnet form that deal with such themes as love, beauty, politics, and mortality. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Shakespeares sonnets comprise a collection of 154 poems in sonnet form that deal with such themes as love, beauty, politics, and mortality. ... HI =D This poem needs to be uploaded. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Sons and Lovers is the third published novel of D.H. Lawrence. ... D. H. Lawrence David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930) was one of the most important, certainly one of the most controversial, English writers of the 20th century, who wrote novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, and letters. ... The Sorrows of Young Werther (German, Die Leiden des jungen Werthers) is a loosely autobiographical novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, first published in 1774. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe â–¶ (help· info) (IPA: ) (pronounced GER tuh)(28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German novelist, dramatist, poet, humanist, scientist, philosopher, and for ten years chief minister of state at Weimar. ... Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. ... The title page of the second edition The Souls of Black Folk is the most studied work of African-American W.E.B. DuBois, a writer, leader, and civil rights activist. ... William Edward Burghardt DuBois (February 23, 1868 - August 27, 1963) was an African-American civil rights leader and scholar. ... The Discovery Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (February 15, 1874 – January 5, 1922) was an Anglo-Irish explorer, now chiefly remembered for his Antarctic expedition of 1914–1916 in the ship Endurance. ... Image of artist Georges Perec (March 7, 1936 - March 3, 1982) was a 20th century French novelist, filmmaker and essayist, a member of the Oulipo group and considered by many to be one of the most important post-WWII authors. ... The Spoils of Poynton is a novel by Henry James, first published under the title The Old Things as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly in 1896 and then as a book in 1897. ... Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ... Cooper portrait by John Wesley Jarvis, 1822 James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. ... State and Revolution was a brochure written by Vladimir Lenin in August - September, 1917. ... Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (Russian: Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ле́нин), original surname Ulyanov (Улья́нов) (April 22 (April 10 (O.S.)), 1870 – January 21, 1924), was a Russian revolutionary, the leader of the Bolshevik party, the first Premier of the Soviet Union, and the founder of the ideology of Leninism. ... The Storm was a religious group claiming to be the Vanguard of the International Sethian Movement and also claimed to follow a more authentic version of the religion of Seth and the Left-Hand Path, than the Temple of Set. ... Daniel Defoe Daniel Defoe (1660 [?] â€“ 1731) was an English writer, journalist and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. ... Storm of Steel (in German: In Stahlgewittern, ISBN 0865273103) is the memoir of German officer Ernst Jüngers experiences on the Western Front during the First World War. ... Ernst Jünger as a soldier in World War I Ernst Jünger, Juenger or Junger in English, (March 29, 1895 - February 17, 1998) was a German author of novels and accounts of his war experiences. ... Giacomo Casanova Giacomo Girolamo Casanova (April 2, 1725 , Dux, Bohemia, (now Duchcov, Czech Republic) – June 4, 1798) was a famous Venetian adventurer and writer. ... The Story of an African Farm (published 1883 under the pseudonym Ralph Iron) was South African author Olive Schreiners first novel. ... Olive Schreiner (Olive Emilie Albertina Schreiner) (March 24, 1855 – December 11, 1920) was a South African writer. ... The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. ... Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (November 13, 1850 – December 3, 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer. ... Self portrait of Schulz Bruno Schulz (July 12, 1892 – November 19, 1942) was a Polish novelist and painter of the Jewish faith, widely considered to be one of the greatest Polish prose stylists of the 20th century. ... Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the novel A Study In Scarlet, the first Sherlock Holmes story, in 1886 at the age of 27. ... Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859 – July 7, 1930) was a Scottish author of Irish descent most famously known for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction. ... D. H. Lawrence David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930) was one of the most important, certainly one of the most controversial, English writers of the 20th century, who wrote novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, and letters. ... Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud [] (May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology, based on his theory that human development is best understood in terms of changing objects of sexual desire; that the unconscious often represses wishes (generally of a... Studs Lonigan is the subject of a trilogy of novels by American author James T. Farrell: Young Lonigan, The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan, and Judgment Day. ... James Thomas Farrell was born on 27 February 1904, in Chicago. ... Edith Wharton Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. ... Sunjata is the protagonist of the Sunjata Epic narrated in West Africa. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Marcel-Valentin-Louis-Eugène-Georges Proust (July 10, 1871 – November 18, 1922) was a French intellectual, novelist, essayist and critic, best known as the author of In Search of Lost Time (in French À la recherche du temps perdu, also translated previously as Remembrance of Things Past), a monumental work... This article needs to be wikified. ... John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ... Symposium is a Socratic dialogue by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, student of Socrates. ... Plato Plato (Greek: Πλάτων Plátōn) (ca. ...

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The Great Learning (Chinese: 大學, pinyin: Dà Xué) is the first of the Four books which were selected by Zhu Xi in the Song Dynasty as a foundational introduction to Confucianism. ... The Doctrine of the Mean (Chinese: 中庸; pinyin: ) is one of the Four Books, part of the Confucian canonical scriptures. ... Ilustration of ch. ... Murasaki Shikibu (紫 式部 Murasaki Shikibu, c. ... Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a historical novel by Charles Dickens; it is moreover a moral novel strongly concerned with themes of guilt, shame and patriotism. ... Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... Aleksandr Pushkin was a Russian poet and a founder of modern Russian literature Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Пу́шкин) (June 6 (May 26, O.S.), 1799 - February 10 (January 29, O.S.), 1837), Russian author, whom many consider the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. ... Tales of Hoffmann (Les contes dHoffmann) is an opera by Jacques Offenbach. ... ETA Hoffman Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (January 24, 1776 - June 25, 1822), was a German romantic and fantasy author and composer. ... Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (born June 24, 1842, Horse Cave Creek, Meigs County, Ohio, USA – date of death uncertain, possibly December 1913 or early 1914, presumably in Mexico) was an American satirist, critic, poet, short story writer, editor, and journalist. ... Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous and popular American humorist, novelist, writer and lecturer. ... Taming of the Shrew by Augustus Egg The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Tao Te Ching (道德經, Pinyin: D Jīng, thus sometimes rendered in recent works as Dao De Jing; archaic pre-Wade-Giles rendering: Tao Teh Ching; roughly translated as The Book of the Way and its Virtue (see dedicated chapter below on translating the title)) is an ancient Chinese scripture... Lao Zi (also spelled Laozi, Lao Tzu, or Lao Tse) was a famous Chinese philosopher who is believed to have lived in approximately the 4th century BC, during the Hundred Schools of Thought and Warring States Periods. ... Tarzan of the Apes is a series of books written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. ... Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan, although he produced works in many genres. ... The Tempest is the title of: A play by William Shakespeare A painting by Giorgione A Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel It is also the nickname often attached to the Sonata No. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The title may refer to one of the following. ... John Reed John Jack Silas Reed (October 22, 1887 – October 19, 1920) was a journalist and communist activist, famous for his first-hand account of the Bolshevik Revolution, Ten Days that Shook the World. ... The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is a novel by Anne Brontë about a woman who leaves her abusive, dissolute husband and supports herself and her young son. ... Anne Bront (January 17, 1820 - May 28, 1849) was a British author, one of a trio of famous Bront sisters who wrote acclaimed Victorian romantic novels of manners and society. ... Tess of the dUrbervilles is a novel by Thomas Hardy, first published in 1891. ... For other people called Thomas Hardy, see Thomas Hardy (disambiguation) Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement, who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. ... Testament of Youth is the partial autobiography of Vera Brittain, and was first published in 1933. ... Vera Mary Brittain (1893 – March 29, 1970) was an English writer, feminist and pacifist, best remembered as the author of the best-selling memoir Testament of Youth, recounting her experiences during the First World War and the growth of her ideology of Christian pacifism. ... The Theætetus is a dialogue by Plato. ... Plato Plato (Greek: Πλάτων Plátōn) (ca. ... The so-called three Theban plays, written by Greek dramatist Sophocles in the 5th century BC, follow the tragic downfall of the mythical king Oedipus of Thebes and his descendants. ... A Roman bust of Sophocles. ... Thérèse Raquin is a novel by Émile Zola, first published in 1867. ... mile Zola (April 2, 1840 - September 29, 1902) was an influential French novelist, the most important example of the literary school of naturalism, and a major figure in the political liberalization of France. ... The Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by John Buchan, first published in 1915. ... John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (August 26, 1875 - February 11, 1940), was a Scottish novelist and politician who served as Governor General of Canada. ... The Theory of the Leisure Class is a book, first published in 1899, by the American economist Thorstein Veblen while he was a professor at the University of Chicago. ... Norwegian-American economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen Thorstein Bunde Veblen (July 30, 1857 – August 3, 1929) was a Norwegian-American economist and sociologist. ... Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of fantasy, horror and science fiction, noted for combining these three genres within single narratives. ... The Third Man (1949) is a film noir directed by Carol Reed. ... The Fallen Idol is a 1948 film directed by Carol Reed and based on the short story, The Basement Room, by Graham Greene. ... Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene, OM (October 2, 1904 – April 3, 1991) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic whose works explore the ambiguities of modern man and ambivalent moral or political issues in a contemporary setting. ... This Side Of Paradise book cover This Side of Paradise is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. ... F.Scott Fitzgerald, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1937 Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an Irish-American Jazz Age novelist and short story writer. ... Tadeusz Borowski (1922-1951) was a Polish writer and journalist, and a Holocaust survivor. ... Thomas Paine Thomas Paine (January 29, 1737 – June 8, 1809), intellectual, scholar, revolutionary, and idealist, is widely recognized as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. ... Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, more commonly known as Horace Walpole, (September 24, 1717 – March 2, 1797), was a politician, writer and forerunner of the Gothic revival. ... August Strindberg Johan August Strindberg â–¶(?) (January 22, 1849 – May 14, 1912) was a Swedish writer, playwright and painter. ... DArtagnan and the Musketeers The Three Musketeers (Les Trois Mousquetaires) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. ... Alexandre Dumas redirects here. ... Three Soldiers is a 1921 novel by the American writer and critic John Dos Passos. ... John Roderigo Dos Passos, born January 14, 1896, in Chicago, Illinois, United States - died September 28, 1970, in Baltimore, Maryland, was a novelist and artist. ... A Roman bust of Sophocles. ... The cover for the first part of the first edition. ... Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (IPA:) (October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900) was a German philosopher, whose critiques of contemporary culture, religion, and philosophy centered around a basic question regarding the foundation of values and morality. ... Titus Andronicus may be Shakespeares earliest tragedy. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog!), published 1889, is a humorous account by Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. ... Three Men on the Bummel is a humorous novel by Jerome K. Jerome. ... Jerome K. Jerome Jerome Klapka Jerome (May 2, 1859–June 14, 1927) was an English author, best known for the humorous travelogue Three Men in a Boat. ... George Bernard Shaw (July 26, 1856 – November 2, 1950) was an Irish playwright and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Gustave Flaubert Gustave Flaubert (December 12, 1821 – May 8, 1880) was a French novelist who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. ... Timaeus is a theoretical treatise of Plato in the form of a Socratic dialogue, written circa 360 B.C. The work puts forward speculation on the nature of the physical world. ... Critias, a dialogue of Platos, speaks about a variety of subjects. ... Plato Plato (Greek: Πλάτων Plátōn) (ca. ... Timon of Athens is a play by William Shakespeare written around 1607. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... To a God Unknown cover To a God Unknown is a novel by John Steinbeck, first published in 1933. ... John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ... Bellow as depicted in his Nobel diploma. ... Tono-Bungay is arguably H.G. Wells best novel and certainly his most under-rated. ... H. G. Wells at the door of his house at Sandgate Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 - August 13, 1946) was an English writer best known for his science fiction novels such as The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine. ... Tortilla Flat cover Tortilla Flat (1935) is an early Steinbeck novel set in his hometown Monterey, California. ... John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ... A Tramp Abroad was a work of non-fiction travel literature published by American author Mark Twain in 1880. ... Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous and popular American humorist, novelist, writer and lecturer. ... Metamophosis - First edition 1915 Illustration: Ottomar Starke The Metamorphosis (in German, Die Verwandlung) is a novella (a mix between a short story and a novel) written by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915, and arguably the most famous of his works along with the longer works The Trial and The... -1... A page of The Travels of Marco Polo The Travels of Marco Polo is the usual English title of Marco Polos travel book, Il Milione (The Milione, short for Polo familys nickname Emilione; or it was called the Million Lies and Marco earned the nickname of Marco Milione... Marco Polo (September 15, 1254, Venice, Italy; or Curzola, Venetian Dalmatia - now Korčula, Croatia — January 8, 1324, Venice) was a Venetian trader and explorer who, together with his father Niccolò and his uncle Maffeo, was one of the first Westerners to travel the Silk Road to China (which he... Categories: Literature stubs | 1962 books | Books starting with T | Novels | John Steinbeck ... John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ... Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (November 13, 1850 – December 3, 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer. ... Travels with My Aunt is a 1972 film which tells the story of a retired bank manager who is drawn into his eccentric aunts lifestyle. ... Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene, OM (October 2, 1904 – April 3, 1991) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic whose works explore the ambiguities of modern man and ambivalent moral or political issues in a contemporary setting. ... Christine de Pizan, showing the interior of an apartment at the end of the 14th or commencement of the 15th century Christine de Pizan (1364 -1430) was a remarkable medieval writer, rhetorician and critic, who strongly challenged misogynist thinking by successfully establishing her authority, even in the midst of the... Treasure Island. ... Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (November 13, 1850 – December 3, 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer. ... Tristan and Isolde as depicted by Herbert Draper (1864 -1920). ... Gottfried von Strassburg, was one of the chief German poets of the middle ages. ... The History of Troilus and Cressida is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1602, shortly after the completion of Hamlet. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Troilus and Criseyde is Geoffrey Chaucers poem in rhyme royal re-telling the tragic love story of Troilus, a Trojan prince, and Criseyde. ... Chaucer: Illustration from Cassells History of England, circa 1902. ... Troilus and Criseyde is Geoffrey Chaucers poem in rhyme royal re-telling the tragic love story of Troilus, a Trojan prince, and Criseyde. ... Chaucer: Illustration from Cassells History of England, circa 1902. ... The Turn of the Screw is a novella written by Henry James. ... The Aspern Papers is a novella written by Henry James, originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1888, with its first book publication later in the same year. ... Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ... Twelfth Night has at least three meanings: Twelfth Night (holiday), celebrated by some Christians Twelfth Night, or What You Will, a comedic play by William Shakespeare Twelfth Night (band), a progressive rock band This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Suetonius - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (69/70 AD - After 130 AD) or known as Suetonius was a prominent Roman Writer. ... Pablo Neruda as a Presidential candidate in 1970 Pablo Neruda (July 12, 1904 – September 23, 1973) was the pen name of the Chilean writer Ricardo Eliecer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto. ... The Twilight of the Idols was written in 1888, and published in 1889. ... The Antichrist (Der Antichrist) is a German philosophical book by Friedrich Nietzsche, originally published in 1895. ... Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (IPA:) (October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900) was a German philosopher, whose critiques of contemporary culture, religion, and philosophy centered around a basic question regarding the foundation of values and morality. ... The Two Gentlemen of Verona is a comedy by Shakespeare from early in his career. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Einhard as scribe Einhard (also Eginhard or Einhart) (born about 775 in the valley of the River Main, died March 14, 840, at Seligenstadt, Germany) was a Frankish historian and a dedicated servant of Charlemagne. ... Two on a Tower is a novel by Thomas Hardy, published in 1882. ... For other people called Thomas Hardy, see Thomas Hardy (disambiguation) Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement, who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. ... 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Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud [] (May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology, based on his theory that human development is best understood in terms of changing objects of sexual desire; that the unconscious often represses wishes (generally of a... Uncle Remus was the title and fictional narrator of a collection of stories by Joel Chandler Harris, published in book form from 1881; seven Uncle Remus books were published. ... Joel Chandler Harris (December 8, 1848 - July 3, 1908) was an American journalist from Georgia, best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories: Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings (1881), Nights with Uncle Remus (1883), Uncle Remus and His Friends (1892), and Uncle Remus and the Little Boy (1905). ... Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (August 28, 1814 – February 7, 1873) was an Irish writer of short stories and mystery novels. ... Uncle Toms Cabin Uncle Toms Cabin is a novel by American abolitionist author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. ... Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe, born Harriet Elizabeth Beecher (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an abolitionist, and writer of more than 10 books, the most famous being Uncle Toms Cabin which describes life in slavery, and which was first published in serial form from 1851... Under Fire may relate to: An episode of British sitcom Dads Army - Under Fire A 1983 film starring Gene Hackman and Nick Nolte - Under Fire This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Henri Barbusse (May 17, 1873 - August 30, 1935) was a French novelist and journalist. ... Under the Greenwood Tree is a novel by Thomas Hardy, published anonymously in 1872. ... For other people called Thomas Hardy, see Thomas Hardy (disambiguation) Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement, who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. ... Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (December 3, 1857 – August 3, 1924) was a Polish novelist, who wrote in English. ... Jorge Luis Borges () (August 24, 1899 â€“ June 14, 1986) was an Argentine writer who is considered to be one of the foremost writers of the 20th century. ... Upper: Steel-plate engraving of Ruskin as a young man, made circa 1845, scanned from print made circa 1895. ... Untouchable may mean: Dalit (outcaste), formerly or derogatively, populations of India and Nepal outside the caste system The Untouchables, the Treasury agent team led by Eliot Ness Untouchables (album), a KoЯn album Untouchables (band) Untouchable numbers. ... Mulk Raj Anand (December 12, 1905 - September 28, 2004) was an Indian English language author, who depicted the lives of the poorer castes in traditional Indian society. ... Up From Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington detailing his slow and steady rise from a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education, to his work establishing vocational schools (most notably the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama) to... Booker T. Washington Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 15, 1915) was an African American educator and author. ... The Upanishads (उपनिषद्, Upanişad) are part of the Hindu Shruti scriptures which primarily discuss meditation and philosophy and are seen as religious instructions by most schools of Hinduism. ... The Upanishads (उपनिषद्, Upanişad) are part of the Hindu Shruti scriptures which primarily discuss meditation and philosophy and are seen as religious instructions by most schools of Hinduism. ... John Stuart Mills book Utilitarianism is one of the most influential and widely-read philosophical defenses of utilitarianism in ethics. ... In 1851 Mill married Harriet Taylor after 21 years of an at times intense friendship and love affair. ... De Optimo Reipublicae Statu deque Nova Insula Utopia (translated On the Best State of a Republic and on the New Island of Utopia) or more simply Utopia is a 1516 book by Sir Thomas More. ... Portrait of Sir Thomas More, by Hans Holbein the Younger (1527). ... The Valley of Fear is a Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ... Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859 – July 7, 1930) was a Scottish author of Irish descent most famously known for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction. ... This article is about the novel. ... William Makepeace Thackeray (July 18, 1811 – December 24, 1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century. ... The Varities of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature is a work by William James. ... William James William James (January 11, 1842, New York – August 26, 1910, Chocorua, New Hampshire) was a pioneering psychologist and philosopher. ... Book cover for Venus in Furs Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch (January 27, 1836 - March 9, 1895), writer and journalist, was born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary (now Lviv, Ukraine). ... Book cover for Venus in Furs Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch (January 27, 1836–March 9, 1895), writer and journalist, was born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary (now Lviv, Ukraine). ... Choosing the Wedding Gown by William Mulready, an illustration of Ch. ... Oliver Goldsmith Oliver Goldsmith (November 10, 1730(?) – April 4, 1774) was an Irish writer and physician known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), his pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770) (written in memory of his brother), and his plays The Good-naturd Man (1768) and She Stoops... The Victim is a novel by Saul Bellow published in 1947. ... Bellow as depicted in his Nobel diploma. ... Look up Victory on Wiktionary, the free dictionary A Victory is a win. ... Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (December 3, 1857 – August 3, 1924) was a Polish novelist, who wrote in English. ... The Village of Stepanchikovo is a book written by Fyodor Dostoevsky and first published in 1859. ... Fyodor Dostoevsky. ... Villette is a novel by Charlotte Brontë. Villette and La Villette is the name or part of the name of several communes in Europe: // France Villette, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département Villette, in the Yvelines département Villette-dAnthon, in the Isère département Villette-de... Charlotte Bront - idealized portrait, 1873 (based on a drawing by George Richmond, 1850) Charlotte Bront (April 21, 1816 - March 31, 1855) was an English writer. ... Written in 1792, Mary Wollstonecrafts A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is one of the earliest works on the woman question and influenced the earliest feminists in England and America in the 19th century. ... Mary Wollstonecraft; stipple engraving by James Heath, ca. ... Vineland book cover Vineland is a 1990 book by Thomas Pynchon. ... Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. ... The Vinland Sagas are two Icelandic documents: The Saga of the Greenlanders and The Saga of Eric the Red. ... The Virginian is an album by Neko Case and Her Boyfriends, released on Mint Records in 1997. ... Owen Wister (July 14, 1860 - July 21, 1938) was an American writer of western novels. ... Kate Chopin Katherine OFlaherty (February 8, 1850 – August 20, 1904), known by her married name Kate Chopin, was an American author of short stories and novels. ... Volpone, or The Fox, is a comedy by Ben Jonson first produced in 1606, and considered one of the finest comedies of the Jacobean period. ... Benjamin Jonson (June 11, 1572 – August 6, 1637) was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. ... Apollonius of Rhodes (Apollonius Rhodius), librarian at Alexandria, was a Greek grammarian and epic poet, who flourished under the Ptolemies Philopator and Epiphanes (222-181 BC). ... HMS Beagle, from an 1841 watercolour by Owen Stanley The Voyage of the Beagle is a title commonly given to the book written by Charles Darwin published in 1839 as his Journal and Remarks, which brought him considerable fame and respect. ... In his lifetime Charles Darwin gained international fame as an influential scientist examining controversial topics. ... Virginia Woolf (January 25, 1882 – March 28, 1941) was a British author and feminist, who is considered to be one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century. ... This article is about a book by Henry Thoreau. ... It has been suggested that Civil and social disobedience be merged into this article or section. ... Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862; born David Henry Thoreau) was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, pacifist, tax resister and philosopher who is famous for Walden (available at wikisource), on simple living amongst nature, and Civil Disobedience (available at wikisource), on resistance to civil... War and Peace (Война и мир [Voyna i mir], in original orthography Война и миръ) is an epic Russian novel by Leo Tolstoy, first published from 1865 to 1869, which tells the story of Russian society during the Napoleonic Era. ... Leo Tolstoy, pictured late in life Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (?) (Russian: Лев Никола́евич Толсто́й; commonly referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy) (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910, N.S.; August 28, 1828 – November 7, 1910, O.S.) was a Russian novelist, social reformer, pacifist, Christian anarchist, vegetarian, moral thinker and an influential... Herbert George Wells (Jeff Wayne version) Martian tripod / fighting-machine. ... H. G. Wells at the door of his house at Sandgate Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 – August 13, 1946) was a British writer best known for his science fiction novels such as The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, The Island of Dr. Moreau and The Time Machine. ... Bust of Livy Titus Livius (around 59 BC - 17 AD), known as Livy in English, wrote a monumental history of Rome, Ab urbe condita, from its founding (traditionally dated to 753 BC). ... Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. ... The Warden is the first of Anthony Trollopes Barsetshire series of novels, and was first published in 1855. ... Anthony Trollope (April 24, 1815 – December 6, 1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. ... Washington Square is the name of some urban parks in the United States. ... Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ... T. S. Eliot (by E. O. Hoppe, 1919) The Waste Land is a highly influential 433-line poem by T. S. Eliot. ... T.S. Eliot (by E.O. Hoppe, 1919) Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM (September 26, 1888 – January 4, 1965) was an American-born poet, dramatist, and literary critic, whose works, such as The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, The Waste Land and Four Quartets, are considered major achievements of twentieth... Waverley is the name of several different things. ... Sir Walter Scott, Bart. ... For the 1927 and 1940 films, see The Way of All Flesh (film) The Way of All Flesh (1903) is a semi-autobiographical novel by Samuel Butler which attacks Victorian era hypocrisy. ... Samuel Butler Samuel Butler (December 4, 1835 - June 18, 1902) was a British writer best known for his satire Erewhon. ... The Way We Live Now is a scathing satirical novel published in London in 1875 by the prolific Anthony Trollope, after a popular serialization. ... Anthony Trollope (April 24, 1815 – December 6, 1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. ... The Way We Live Now is a scathing satirical novel published in London in 1875 by the prolific Anthony Trollope, after a popular serialization. ... Anthony Trollope (April 24, 1815 – December 6, 1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. ... John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ... We is the nominative case of the first-person plural pronoun in English. ... Yevgeny Zamyatin Yevgeny Ivanovich Zamyatin (Евге́ний Ива́нович Замя́тин sometimes translated into English as Eugene Zamyatin) (February 1, 1884 - March 10, 1937) was a Russian author, most famous for his novel We, a story of dystopian future which influenced Aldous Huxleys Brave New World, George Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four and Ayn Rand... An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is the magnum opus of Adam Smith, published in 1776. ... Adam Smith, FRSE (Baptised June 5, 1723 – July 17, 1790) was a Scottish political economist and moral philosopher. ... Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862; born David Henry Thoreau) was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, pacifist, tax resister and philosopher who is famous for Walden (available at wikisource), on simple living amongst nature, and Civil Disobedience (available at wikisource), on resistance to civil... What Is Art? (1897) is a nonfictional essay by Leo Tolstoy in which he argues against numerous aesthetic theories which define art in terms of the good, truth, and especially beauty. ... Leo Tolstoy, pictured late in life Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (?) (Russian: Лев Никола́евич Толсто́й; commonly referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy) (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910, N.S.; August 28, 1828 – November 7, 1910, O.S.) was a Russian novelist, social reformer, pacifist, Christian anarchist, vegetarian, moral thinker and an influential... What Maisie Knew is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in the Chap Book and (revised and abridged) in the New Review in 1897 and then as a book later in the same year. ... Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ... La peau de chagrin (1831) is a philosophical fantasy novel by Honoré de Balzac. ... Honoré de Balzac Honoré de Balzac (May 20, 1799 – August 18, 1850) was a French novelist. ... Water tower in Winesburg Swinesburg is a town in Holmes County, Ohio. ... Image:Sayoung. ... The Wings of the Dove is a 1902 novel by Henry James. ... Photograph of Henry James Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr. ... Winter of Our Discontent book cover The Winter of Our Discontent is a 1961 novel by John Steinbeck. ... John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American writers of the 20th century. ... For other people called Thomas Hardy, see Thomas Hardy (disambiguation) Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement, who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. ... The Winters Tale is a comedy by William Shakespeare. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Wives and Daughters is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, first published in the Cornhill Magazine as a serial from August 1864 to January 1866. ... Elizabeth Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (September 29, 1810, London – November 12, 1865, Holybourne, Hampshire, England, UK), often referred to simply as Mrs Gaskell, was a British novelist. ... Wallace Earle Stegner (February 18, 1909—April 13, 1993) was an American novelist, short story writer, and environmentalist. ... Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud [] (May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology, based on his theory that human development is best understood in terms of changing objects of sexual desire; that the unconscious often represses wishes (generally of a... The Woman in White is a novel written by Wilkie Collins and published in 1860. ... Wilkie Collins William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and writer of short stories. ... Women in Love was a novel by British author D.H. Lawrence published in 1920. ... D. H. Lawrence David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930) was one of the most important, certainly one of the most controversial, English writers of the 20th century, who wrote novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, and letters. ... // Baums childhood and early life Frank was born in Chittenango, New York, into a family of German origin, the seventh of nine children born to Cynthia Stanton and Benjamin Ward Baum, only five of whom survived into adulthood. ... The Woodlanders is a novel by Thomas Hardy, published in 1887. ... For other people called Thomas Hardy, see Thomas Hardy (disambiguation) Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement, who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. ... Image File history File links Zazieinthemetro. ... Image File history File links Zazieinthemetro. ... Zazie in the Metro – or simply Zazie, depending on the translation – (original French title: Zazie dans le métro), a French novel written in 1959, was the first major success of author Raymond Queneau. ... Raymond Queneau (February 21, 1903 – October 25, 1976) was a French poet and novelist. ... Look up work in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Louisa May Alcott Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, best known for the novel Little Women (1868). ... Wuthering Heights is Emily Brontës only novel. ... Emily Brontë (July 30, 1818 - December 19, 1848) was a British novelist and poet, best remembered for her one novel Wuthering Heights, an acknowledged classic of English literature. ... Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862; born David Henry Thoreau) was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, pacifist, tax resister and philosopher who is famous for Walden (available at wikisource), on simple living amongst nature, and Civil Disobedience (available at wikisource), on resistance to civil... James Thomas Farrell was born on 27 February 1904, in Chicago. ... Popular use of the word youth refers to a person who is neither an adult nor a child, but somewhere in between, scientifically referred to as an adolescent and, in the United States, commonly referred to as a teen or teenager. ... Heart of Darkness is a novella (published 1902) by Joseph Conrad. ... Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (December 3, 1857 – August 3, 1924) was a Polish novelist, who wrote in English. ... Zazie in the Metro – or simply Zazie, depending on the translation – (original French title: Zazie dans le métro), a French novel written in 1959, was the first major success of author Raymond Queneau. ... Raymond Queneau (February 21, 1903 – October 25, 1976) was a French poet and novelist. ...

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