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"This famous poet and journalist was born in Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts." —The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888

William Cullen Bryant

"This famous poet and journalist was born in Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts." —The…

(1794-1878) First American poet.

William Cullen Bryant

(1794-1878) First American poet.

(1707-1788) Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon was a French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author.

Comte de Buffon

(1707-1788) Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon was a French naturalist, mathematician, biologist,…

(1628-1688) English writer, most famous for The Pilgrim's Progress.

John Bunyan

(1628-1688) English writer, most famous for The Pilgrim's Progress.

Distinguished Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and poet.

Michael Angelo Buonarroti

Distinguished Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and poet.

A comedic writer from Pennsylvania.

Robert J. Burdette

A comedic writer from Pennsylvania.

(1730-1797) English statesman and author.

Edmund Burke

(1730-1797) English statesman and author.

(1730-1797) English statesman and author.

Edmund Burke

(1730-1797) English statesman and author.

(1730-1797) English statesman and author.

Edmund Burke

(1730-1797) English statesman and author.

(1729-1797) An Anglo-Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher, who served for many years in the British House of Commons as a member of the Whig party.

Edmund Burke

(1729-1797) An Anglo-Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher, who served…

Edmund Burke (12 January 1729 – 9 July 1797) was an Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher who, after relocating to Great Britain, served for many years in the British House of Commons as a member of the Whig party. He is mainly remembered for his opposition to the French Revolution. It led to him becoming the leading figure within the conservative faction of the Whig party, which he dubbed the "Old Whigs", in opposition to the pro-French-Revolution "New Whigs" led by Charles James Fox. He is generally viewed as the philosophical founder of modern conservatism.

Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke (12 January 1729 – 9 July 1797) was an Irish statesman, author, orator, political…

(1836-1917) Sir Francis Cowley Burnand was an editor of <em>Punch</em>, humorist, writer, and was knighted in 1902.

Francis Burnand

(1836-1917) Sir Francis Cowley Burnand was an editor of Punch, humorist, writer, and was knighted…

(1849-1924) Frances Hodgson Burnett was an English-American playwright and author.

Frances H. Burnett

(1849-1924) Frances Hodgson Burnett was an English-American playwright and author.

(1759-1796) Scottish poet

Robert Burns

(1759-1796) Scottish poet

American writer and naturalist.

John Burroughs

American writer and naturalist.

(1788-1824) English poet

Lord Byron (George Gordon Noel)

(1788-1824) English poet

Lord Byron, famous English poet

Lord George Gordon Byron

Lord Byron, famous English poet

"George Gordon, Lord Byron, was born in Holles Street, London." &mdash;The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888

Lord George Gordon Byron

"George Gordon, Lord Byron, was born in Holles Street, London." —The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888

Writer who fought in the Civil War that wrote <em>Silent South</em> and fought for equal rights for African Americans.

George W. Cable

Writer who fought in the Civil War that wrote Silent South and fought for equal rights for…

Thomas Campbell (27 July 1777 &mdash; 15 June 1844) was a Scottish poet chiefly remembered for his sentimental poetry dealing specially with human affairs. He was also one of the initiators of a plan to found what became the University of London.

Thomas Campbell

Thomas Campbell (27 July 1777 — 15 June 1844) was a Scottish poet chiefly remembered for his sentimental…

(1777-1844) Thomas Campbell was a Scottish poet and is known for his sentimental poetry dealing specially with human affairs.

Thomas Campbell

(1777-1844) Thomas Campbell was a Scottish poet and is known for his sentimental poetry dealing specially…

A poet, famous for his works <em>Fax, Rifts in the Clouds,</em> and <em>Cover Them Over</em>.

Will Carleton

A poet, famous for his works Fax, Rifts in the Clouds, and Cover Them Over.

(1795-1881) English author

Thomas Carlyle

(1795-1881) English author

(1785-1881) British Victorian essayist famous for Life of Schiller.

Thomas Carlyle

(1785-1881) British Victorian essayist famous for Life of Schiller.

A famous writer.

Alice Cary

A famous writer.

A well-known writer, who is credited with writing poetry and short stories. Sister of Phebe Cary.

Alice Cary

A well-known writer, who is credited with writing poetry and short stories. Sister of Phebe Cary.

A well-known writer, who is credited with writing poetry and short stories. Sister of Alice Cary.

Phebe Cary

A well-known writer, who is credited with writing poetry and short stories. Sister of Alice Cary.

English writer.

Thomas Caryle

English writer.

William Caxton (c. 1415~1422 &ndash; c. March 1492) was an English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer. He was the first English person to work as a printer and the first person to introduce a printing press into England. He was also the first English retailer of books (his London contemporaries were all Dutch, German or French).

Caxton in the Almonry, Westminster

William Caxton (c. 1415~1422 – c. March 1492) was an English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer.…

Chadwick was a sportswriter about baseball and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Henry Chadwick

Chadwick was a sportswriter about baseball and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The Old Chartist is a drawing that was created by British artist Frederick Sandys in 1861. It is found in "The Good Fight" by English novelist Charles Reade. A chartist is a financial analyst that looks at charts. The picture seems to depict a man standing outside and pondering the future.

The Old Chartist

The Old Chartist is a drawing that was created by British artist Frederick Sandys in 1861. It is found…

(c. 1343-1400) English poet

Geoffrey Chaucer

(c. 1343-1400) English poet

(c. 1343-1400) English poet

Geoffrey Chaucer

(c. 1343-1400) English poet

English writer/poet, most famous for his "Cantebury Tales"

Geoffrey Chaucer

English writer/poet, most famous for his "Cantebury Tales"

(1340-1400) English poet most famous for The Canterbury Tales.

Geoffrey Chaucer

(1340-1400) English poet most famous for The Canterbury Tales.

"The writings of Geoffrey Chaucer, who was a contemporary of Wycliffe, show us the character of the English tongue at that time. His <em>Canterbury Tales</em>, and the phraseology of Wycliffe's Bible, remind us of the dialects used by many of the peasants in our most secluded and unprogressive villages."

Geoffrey Chaucer

"The writings of Geoffrey Chaucer, who was a contemporary of Wycliffe, show us the character of the…

An illustration of Geoffrey Chaucer as a Canterbury pilgrim. Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 &ndash; 25 October 1400?) was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Although he wrote many works, he is best remembered for his unfinished frame narrative The Canterbury Tales. Sometimes called the father of English literature, Chaucer is credited by some scholars as the first author to demonstrate the artistic legitimacy of the vernacular English language, rather than French or Latin.

Geoffrey Chaucer

An illustration of Geoffrey Chaucer as a Canterbury pilgrim. Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 – 25 October…

American writer who wrote classics such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, A Yankee in King Arthur's Court and The Prince and the Pauper under the pen name Mark Twain.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

American writer who wrote classics such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom…

Coffin was an author of children's stories, mostly. His books include, <em>Story of Liberty, Old Times in the Colonies, Building the Nation, Life of Garfield, Drum-Beat of the Nation,</em> and <em>Marching to Freedom</em>.

Charles Carleton Coffin

Coffin was an author of children's stories, mostly. His books include, Story of Liberty, Old Times…

Novelist, painter, and playwrighter. He published <em>Antonina and Basil</em>.

Wilkie Collins

Novelist, painter, and playwrighter. He published Antonina and Basil.

(1789-1851) American author

James Fenimore Cooper

(1789-1851) American author

"The celebrated novelist, James Fenimore Cooper, was born at Burlington, New Jersey, September 15, 1789. Having received his early education from a private tutor, he, at the age of thirteen, passed to Yale College, and after three years study there, entered the American navy as a midshipmen." &mdash;The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888

James Fenimore Cooper

"The celebrated novelist, James Fenimore Cooper, was born at Burlington, New Jersey, September 15, 1789.…

(1789-1851) American novelist most famous for The Last of the Mohicans.

James Fenimore Cooper

(1789-1851) American novelist most famous for The Last of the Mohicans.

James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 - September 14, 1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. Among his most famous works is <em>The Last of the Mohicans</em>, which many consider to be his masterpiece.

James Fenimore Cooper

James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 - September 14, 1851) was a prolific and popular American…

(1828- ) Russian novelist

Count Leo Tolstoi

(1828- ) Russian novelist

(1854-1909) American novelist who published over 40 novels

F. Marion Crawford

(1854-1909) American novelist who published over 40 novels

Famous writer and public speaker, known for <em>Nile notes of a Howadji.</em>

George William Curtis

Famous writer and public speaker, known for Nile notes of a Howadji.

Famous writer and public speaker, known for <em>Nile notes of a Howadji</em>.

George William Curtis

Famous writer and public speaker, known for Nile notes of a Howadji.

Charles Anderson Dana (August 8, 1819 &ndash; October 17, 1897) was an American journalist, author, and government official, best known for his association with Ulysses S. Grant during the American Civil War and his aggressive political advocacy after the war.

Charles Anderson Dana

Charles Anderson Dana (August 8, 1819 – October 17, 1897) was an American journalist, author,…

(1815-1882) Author of Two Years Before the Mast and the standard manuel for sea law The Seaman's Friend.

Richard H. Dana

(1815-1882) Author of Two Years Before the Mast and the standard manuel for sea law The Seaman's Friend.

Famous Italian poet

Alighieri Dante

Famous Italian poet

An illustration of a man being knighted on a battle field. Durante degli Alighieri (May/June c.1265 &ndash; September 14, 1321), commonly known as Dante Alighieri, was a Florentine poet of the Middle Ages. His central work, the Divina Commedia (originally called Commedia and later called Divina ("divine") by Boccaccio), is often considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature.

Portrait of Dante

An illustration of a man being knighted on a battle field. Durante degli Alighieri (May/June c.1265…

(1867-1942) Author and Political Activist

Alphonse Daudet

(1867-1942) Author and Political Activist

(1913-1995) Writer, playwright, essayist, and critic who is best known for writing <I>The Deptford Trilogy</I>

William Richardson Davie

(1913-1995) Writer, playwright, essayist, and critic who is best known for writing The Deptford Trilogy

(1661-1731) One of the first English novelists, most famous for Robinson Crusoe.

Daniel Defoe

(1661-1731) One of the first English novelists, most famous for Robinson Crusoe.

(1812-1870) English novelist who wrote many classics such as Great Expectations, Oliver Twist and A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

(1812-1870) English novelist who wrote many classics such as Great Expectations, Oliver Twist and A…

(1812-1870) English novelist

Charles Dickens

(1812-1870) English novelist

Charles Dickens with his children.

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens with his children.

Charles Dickens with his dogs.

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens with his dogs.

A portrait of one of the English Language's greatest writers, Charles Dickens.

Charles Dickens

A portrait of one of the English Language's greatest writers, Charles Dickens.