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Wells, Carolyn
1862 - 1942
Carolyn Wells was a best-selling American author of children’s and young adult books and mystery stories in the early 1...
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Rolland, Romain
1866 - 1944
The French author and playwright Romain Rolland was born in Clamecy, Bourgogne. The family moved to Paris, partly for the...
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Smith, Patti
1946 -
Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is a rock musician, poet and artist, the oldest of four siblings born in Chicago, Illinois. She...
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Verlaine, Paul
1844 - 1896
Paul Verlaine, one of the finest early modern poets, was born in Metz in north-east France where his father, an army...
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