Colette, Gabrielle
1873 - 1954

French author, born in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye in Bourgogne. Her real name was Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, but as an author...

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Richardson, Samuel
1689 - 1761

Samuel Richardson was born in Derbyshire as the son of a carpenter. The family could not afford to send him to school, so...

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Yates, Richard
1926 - 1992

The American author Richard Yates was born in Yonkers, New York. His parents divorced when he was three years old, and as a...

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Gogol, Nikolai
1809 - 1852

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol is one of the great Russian authors of the 19th century. He was born in the village of...

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