Eliot, George
1819 - 1880

A pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans, a British author, born in Warwickshire. Her father was a steward at a large estate,...

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Waugh, Hillary
1920 - 2008

The American mystery novelist Hillary Baldwin Waugh was born and raised in New Haven, Connecticut. He attended Hillhouse...

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Niemi, Mikael
1959 -

Swedish author, born and raised in Pajala in Tornedalen, near the Finnish border. His grandmother was Saami and his father...

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Sappho
c. 630 BCE - c. 570 BCE

Thanks to the Athenian politician and poet Solon we know that the lyrical poet Sappho from the island of Lesbos was both...

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