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A noted author, born in Wunsiedel, near Baireuth, Germany, March 21, 1763; died Nov. 24, 1825.

Johann Richter

A noted author, born in Wunsiedel, near Baireuth, Germany, March 21, 1763; died Nov. 24, 1825.

An English author, poet and artist, although more famous for his work as art critic and social critic. Ruskin's thinking on art and architecture became the thinking of the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

John Ruskin

An English author, poet and artist, although more famous for his work as art critic and social critic.…

An American soldier, businessman, and author. He served as a general in the United States Army during the American Civil War, achieving both recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy, and criticism for the harshnes of the "scorched earth" policies he implemented in conducting total war against the enemy.

William Sherman

An American soldier, businessman, and author. He served as a general in the United States Army during…

A clergyman and author, born in Boston, Mass., Oct. 21, 1808; died there Nov. 16, 1895. After graduating from Harvard University and Andover Theological Seminary, he became a pastor of the Baptist Church, securing the charge in Waterville, Maine, in 1832.

Samuel Smith

A clergyman and author, born in Boston, Mass., Oct. 21, 1808; died there Nov. 16, 1895. After graduating…

Author and traveler, born in Kennett Square, Penn., Jan. 11, 1825; died in Berlin, Germany, Dec. 19, 1878.

Bayard Taylor

Author and traveler, born in Kennett Square, Penn., Jan. 11, 1825; died in Berlin, Germany, Dec. 19,…

An American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, pacifist, tax resister and philosopher who is famous for <em>Walden</em>.

Henry Thoreau

An American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, pacifist, tax resister and philosopher who is famous…

A popular American author born in Ogden, New York to Windor Stone Trowbridge and Rebecca Willey. His papers are located at the Houghton Library at Harvard University.

John Trowbridge

A popular American author born in Ogden, New York to Windor Stone Trowbridge and Rebecca Willey. His…

A physicist and author, born in Leighlin Bridge, Ireland, Aug. 21, 1820; died in Haslemere, England, Dec. 4, 1893.

John Tundall

A physicist and author, born in Leighlin Bridge, Ireland, Aug. 21, 1820; died in Haslemere, England,…

An eminent author, born in Paris, France, Nov. 21, 1694; died there May 30, 1778.

Voltaire (Francois Marie Abouet)

An eminent author, born in Paris, France, Nov. 21, 1694; died there May 30, 1778.

A soldier and author, born in Brookville, Indiana, April 10, 1827.

Lewis Wallace

A soldier and author, born in Brookville, Indiana, April 10, 1827.

A theologian and author, born in Langenchursdorf, in Saxony, Germany, Oct. 25, 1811; died in St. Louis, Missouri, May 7, 1887.

Carl Walther

A theologian and author, born in Langenchursdorf, in Saxony, Germany, Oct. 25, 1811; died in St. Louis,…

An African American educator and author. He was born into slavery at the community of Hale's Ford in Franklin County, Virginia. As a young man he made his way east from West Virginia to obtain schooling at Hampton in eastern Virginia at a school established to train teachers.

Booker T. Washington

An African American educator and author. He was born into slavery at the community of Hale's Ford in…

An eminent general and author, born in Athens, Greece, about 445 B.C.; died in 357 B.C.

Xenophon

An eminent general and author, born in Athens, Greece, about 445 B.C.; died in 357 B.C.

An American author; born in Cambrdge, N.Y., Oct. 31, 1825.

William C. Prime

An American author; born in Cambrdge, N.Y., Oct. 31, 1825.

A German poet; born in Bernau, Germany, April 22, 1542. His great work is the remarkable heroic comic and didactic poem entitles "Froschmeuseler, the Grand Court of the Frogs and Mice."

Georg Rollenhagen

A German poet; born in Bernau, Germany, April 22, 1542. His great work is the remarkable heroic comic…

(1483-1552) Historian, author, and bishop of Nocera.

Paulus Jovius

(1483-1552) Historian, author, and bishop of Nocera.

(1814-1874) French writer and archaeologist.

Charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg

(1814-1874) French writer and archaeologist.

(1805-1875) A famous Danish author and poet, known mostly for his fairy tales.

Hans Christian Andersen

(1805-1875) A famous Danish author and poet, known mostly for his fairy tales.

(1755 or 1757 - 1804) Previous Secretary of the Treasury, founder of the Federalist Party, an influential delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention, and a leading author in the <em>Federalist Papers</em>.

Alexander Hamilton

(1755 or 1757 - 1804) Previous Secretary of the Treasury, founder of the Federalist Party, an influential…

This painting is from a drawing by the author of Padua in Italy.

Padua

This painting is from a drawing by the author of Padua in Italy.

This painting by Harry Quilter, the author of the book, is of the city of Assisi in Italy

Assisi

This painting by Harry Quilter, the author of the book, is of the city of Assisi in Italy

Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States.

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States.

A Spanish novelist who published works on history and philosophy and author of "Studies of Darwinism," and "Saint Francis of Assisi."

Emilia Pardo Bazan

A Spanish novelist who published works on history and philosophy and author of "Studies of Darwinism,"…

(1850-1898) An American author who is famous for his novel set in the year 2000, <em>Looking Backward</em>, which was published in 1888.

Edward Bellamy

(1850-1898) An American author who is famous for his novel set in the year 2000, Looking Backward,…

(1313-1375) 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 <em>On Famous Women</em> and the <em>Decameron</em>.

Giovanni Boccaccio

(1313-1375) An Italian author and poet, a friend and correspondent of Petrarch, an important Renaissance…

(1698-1783) A Swiss literary critic who was the first to make English literature known in Germany and wrote dramas and <em>The Deluge</em>, <em>Noah</em>, and <em>Critical Letters</em>.

Johann Jakob Bodmer

(1698-1783) A Swiss literary critic who was the first to make English literature known in Germany and…

(1816-1855) Bronte was an English novelist and known for her following novels: <em>Jane Eyre, Shirley, Villtte</em>, and <em>The Professor</em>.

Charlotte Bronte

(1816-1855) Bronte was an English novelist and known for her following novels: Jane Eyre, Shirley,…

(1810-1882) Scottish physician and essayist.

John Brown

(1810-1882) Scottish physician and essayist.

(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,…

(1748-1794) Gottfried August Burger was a famous German poet.

Gottfried A. Burger

(1748-1794) Gottfried August Burger was a famous German poet.

(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…

(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.

(1524-1580) Luis Vaz de Camoes is considered Portugal's greatest poet.

Camoens

(1524-1580) Luis Vaz de Camoes is considered Portugal's greatest poet.

Leaves - compound (odd-feathered, but with the odd leaflet often dwarfed or broken off; leaflets, twenty-one to forty-one); alternate; edge of the leaflets entire, with one or two coarse, blunt teeth at each side of their base. Outline - of leaflet, long egg-shape or lance-shape. Apex - taper-pointed. Base, squared, or heart-shaped. Leaf/Stem - smooth, round, swollen at base. Leaflet/Stems - smooth and short. Leaf - one and a half to six feet long. Leaflets variable, usually about six inches by two and a quarter, rather smooth and thin. Bark - of the trunk, smooth and brown; the new shoots marked with whitish dots. Flowers - in long bunches at the ends of the branches; greenish, and of very disagreeable odor. June, July. Seeds - flat, at the centre of greenish and sometimes pink-tinged wings, in large, loose clusters. October. Found - common in cultivation, and to some extent naturalized. General Information - A large, showy tree (sixty to seventy feet high) of remarkable vigorous and rapid growth. It is a native of China. A Jesuit missionary sent its seeds in 1751 to England. In 1784 it was brought from Europe to the United States, and started near Philadelphia. Also about 1804 it was brought to Rhode Island from South America. But the source of most of the trees now found abundantly in the region of New York is Flushing, Long Island, where it was introduced in 1820. It has been a great favorite, and would deserve to be so still were it not for the peculiar and disagreeable odor of its flowers. Ailanthus, from a Greek word meaning "tree of heaven." Ailanthus - This spelling of the name should rule because so given by its author, although, etymologically, Ailantus would be correct, the native Amboyna name being "Aylanto."

Genus Ailanthus, Desf.

Leaves - compound (odd-feathered, but with the odd leaflet often dwarfed or broken off; leaflets, twenty-one…

(1850-1894) Scottish author most famous for Treasure Island and Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Robert Louis Stevenson

(1850-1894) Scottish author most famous for Treasure Island and Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

(1667-1745) English satirist and author.

Jonathan Swift

(1667-1745) English satirist and author.

(1811-1863) English author, most famous for Vanity Fair.

William M. Thackeray

(1811-1863) English author, most famous for Vanity Fair.

"A Canadian novelist and clergyman, best known by his pen name, Ralph Connor." -Foster, 1921

Charles W. Gordon

"A Canadian novelist and clergyman, best known by his pen name, Ralph Connor." -Foster, 1921

English novelist

Thomas Hardy

English novelist

(1848-1908) American author, best known as "Uncle Remus," who wrote the famous stories of "Brer Rabbit."

Joel Chandler Harris

(1848-1908) American author, best known as "Uncle Remus," who wrote the famous stories of "Brer Rabbit."

(1828-1910) Russian author most famous for War and Peace.

Lyoff Tolstoi

(1828-1910) Russian author most famous for War and Peace.

(1828-1905) French author most famous for Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, From the Earth to the Moon, and Around the World in Eighty Days.

Jules Verne

(1828-1905) French author most famous for Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, From the Earth to the…

Canadian novelist and politician.

Sir Gilbert Parker

Canadian novelist and politician.

(1809-1849) Famous poet and story writer best known for The Raven, Annabel Lee, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Tell-Tale Heart.

Edgar Allan Poe

(1809-1849) Famous poet and story writer best known for The Raven, Annabel Lee, The Fall of the House…

A portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson was an American Poet, essayist, and a leader of Transcendentalist movement in the 19 century.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

A portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson was an American Poet, essayist, and a leader of Transcendentalist…

A portrait of John G. Whittier. Whittier was a Quaker poet and advocated for abolishment of slavery.

John G. Whittier

A portrait of John G. Whittier. Whittier was a Quaker poet and advocated for abolishment of slavery.

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

Geoffrey Chaucer

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

(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.

One of the most celebrated and most influential writers of the 18th century, was the son of a watchmaker at Geneva. (1712-1778)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

One of the most celebrated and most influential writers of the 18th century, was the son of a watchmaker…

(1835-1922) American clergyman, theologian, editor, and author.

Lyman Abbott

(1835-1922) American clergyman, theologian, editor, and author.

(1860-1937) Scottish novelist and dramatist most famous for writing Peter Pan.

Sir James Matthew Barrie

(1860-1937) Scottish novelist and dramatist most famous for writing Peter Pan.

(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.

(1859-1930) English novelist best known for writing the Sherlock Holmes detective stories.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

(1859-1930) English novelist best known for writing the Sherlock Holmes detective stories.

(1851-1897) Scottish preacher, professor, and author.

Henry Drummond

(1851-1897) Scottish preacher, professor, and author.

(1839-1908) French-Canadian poet, politician, playwright, and short story writer.

Louis Honore Frechette

(1839-1908) French-Canadian poet, politician, playwright, and short story writer.

"(1749-1832), the greatest figure in German literature, a dramatist, lyric poet, novelist and philosopher." -Foster, 1921

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"(1749-1832), the greatest figure in German literature, a dramatist, lyric poet, novelist and philosopher."…

An engraving of the playwright, Terence, printed at Lyons in 1493.

Terence

An engraving of the playwright, Terence, printed at Lyons in 1493.

Thomas Bailey Aldrich (11/11/1863 - 3/19/1907) was a poet, novelist, traveler, and editor, born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Thomas Bailey Aldrich (11/11/1863 - 3/19/1907) was a poet, novelist, traveler, and editor, born in Portsmouth,…

He is well known as an author and scholar, and his most famous work, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History of the English People) gained him the title "The father of English history". Bede is regarded as a Doctor of the Church by the Roman Catholic Church, a position of theological significance; he is the only man from Great Britain to achieve this designation.

Bede's Tomb, Durham Cathedral

He is well known as an author and scholar, and his most famous work, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum…

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was a Louisiana-born author, civil servant, politician, inventor, and the first prominent general for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was a Louisiana-born author, civil servant, politician, inventor,…