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Born in France in 1915, Roland Barthes would go on to become one of the most revered critics of his generation. Growing up in a single parent home, Barthes learned a work ethic that would serve him well for the rest of his life. He attended the Sorbonne where he received degrees in classical literature and grammar and ....[more]
It is hard to find a more polarizing author than Austen, who was revered by her admirers and despised by her critics. Either way, her works demand a passionate response two hundred years after they were published. Born in 1775 in England to a middle-class family, Austen had her greatest success shortly before her death....[more]
James Rufus Agee (November 27, 1909 – May 16, 1955) was an American author, poet, screenwriter, journalist, and film critic. Agee is perhaps best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiographical novel, A Death in the Family (1957). Agee was working on the novel at the time of his death. After his death, the n....[more]
Isaac Yudovich Ozimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) was an American author, best known for his science fiction novels and short stories. He also wrote mystery, fantasy, and non-fiction. Asimov wrote or edited approximately five hundred books and more than nine thousand letters and postcards. One of his short sto....[more]
English poet Alfred Tennyson was born on August 6, 1809 in Lincolnshire, England. The fourth of twelve children, Tennyson spent a few years unhappy with traditional schooling before being tutored at home. In 1827, Tennyson moved to Cambridge where he enrolled in Trinity College. That same year, his work was publishe....[more]
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John Buchan, His Excellency The Right Honourable Lord Tweedsmuir (August 26, 1875 - February 11, 1940) Buchan was the first child of John Buchan and Helen Jane Buchan. He was born in Perth, Scotland and raised in Kikcaldy, spending many summer holidays with his grandparents in the Scottish Borders. Buchan won a scho....[more]
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