Sir Henry Morton Stanley , GCB, born John Rowlands (January 28, 1841 – May 10, 1904), was a British…
(1850-1894) Scottish author most famous for Treasure Island and Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
A novelist, born in Philadelphia, Penn., April 5, 1834; died in Washington, D. C., April 20, 1902.
An abolitionist, and writer of more than 10 books, the most famous being Uncle Tom's Cabin.
An abolitionist, and writer of more than 10 books. Her most famous piece was Uncle Tom's Cabin…
Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American author and abolitionist,…
Author and traveler, born in Kennett Square, Penn., Jan. 11, 1825; died in Berlin, Germany, Dec. 19,…
Bayard Taylor (James) (January 11, 1825 – December 19, 1878) was an American poet, literary critic,…
Jeremy Taylor (1613 – 13 August 1667) was a clergyman in the Church of England who achieved fame…
A portrait of Alfred Tennyson. Tennyson is known as one of the most popular English Poets of the 19th…
A novelist and humorist, born in Calcutta, India, July 18, 1811; died Dec. 24, 1863.
An American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, pacifist, tax resister and philosopher who is famous…
Henry David Thoreau (born David Henry Thoreau; July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American author,…
Known as the "Citizen Train," he was a confidante of French and Australian revolutionaries.
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,…
A Russian novelist, born at Orel, Nov. 9, 1818; died at Bougival, near Paris, Sep. 3, 1883.
(1612-1662) English statesman and writer. American governor of Massachusetts 1636-1637.
(1512-1574) Italian painter and architect. Wrote Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and…
(1828-1905) French author most famous for Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, From the Earth to the…
A famous Roman poet, born near Mantua, in northern Italy, Oct. 15, 70; died in Brundusium, Sept. 22,…
An eminent author, born in Paris, France, Nov. 21, 1694; died there May 30, 1778.
Lewis "Lew" Wallace (1827 - 1905) was a lawyer, governor, and Union general in the Civil War. He is…