Victor Hugo (1802 – 1885) was one of the most renown and greatest French novelists. Also a poet and playwright, Hugo was part of the Romantic movement and two of his most famous works, Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame were turned into very successful films. 1.“People do not lack strength; they lack will.” […]
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Oodles of things have been written about Charles Dickens (1812-1870) and words are never enough. He was a wordsmith alright, something admitted by everyone who has read his masterpieces. When it comes to hardships, calamities and unfairness Dickens is the first one to come to mind. He is the only one whose name has
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William Faulkner (1897-1962), American writer of essays, novels, short stories, as well as screenplays and poetry, is one of the most acclaimed authors in American and Southern literature. Awarded with the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for two of his works, Faulkner is also a Nobel Prize laureate. As I Lay Dying, The Sound and the
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Marcel Proust 10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922 Place of birth: Auteil, Paris, France Most famous book: In Search of Lost Time (À la recherche du temps perdu) Interesting facts: Considered to be one of the greatest authors of all time He was a homosexual, although he never openly admitted it He was sickly
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Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was an American poet, writer, as well as singer, actress and dancer, having participated in productions like the opera Porgy and Bess. Some of her written works include one of her autobiographies I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, her poetry collection and Pulitzer Prize nominee Just Give Me a Cool Drink of
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An American poet, writer and editor, Edgar Allan Poe ( 1809–1849) is known as the inventor of detective fiction and a master in writing short stories featuring horror, mystery and the macabre, such as The Black Cat, Berenice and The Fall of the House of Usher. 1.“Of puns it has been said that those who
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Melissa Faithful for Art-Sheep If you\’re a fan of bookplates then you can\’t but appreciate this series of unique erotic bookplates. These decorative blends of details are often found on the inside front cover of books, to indicate the book\’s owner. We\’ve gathered a collection of vintage bookplates that features erotic ex libris (\”from/out of
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Robert Frost (1874-1963) was an American poet. After spending 40 years as an unknown, he became famous in America at the beginning of WWI. A four-time Pulitzer Prize winner in poetry, Frost was a poetic force and the unofficial \”poet laureate\” of the United States. 1. \”My sorrow, when she\’s here with me, thinks these dark
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Sylvia Plath Nationality: American Profession: Author Why Famous: Credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for her two published collections: \”Other Poems and Ariel\” and \”The Colossus\”. She won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for The Collected Poems. Also well known for the semi-autobiographical work \”The Bell Jar\”. She suffered
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Here’s Walt Whitman reading his poem “America.” It was taken from a wax cylinder recording Thomas Edison made in 1889 or 1890—although the recording’s authenticity is somewhatdisputed. The last two lines of the poem are not read.
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