Conrad, Joseph
1857 - 1924

He was born under the name of Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski in Berdychiv, Ukraine. His family belonged to the lower ...

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Blake, William
1757 - 1827

The English author and artist William Blake was born and spent most of his life in London. His father was a hosier, but his...

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Hardy, Thomas
1840 - 1928

The English author Thomas Hardy was born in Stinsford near Dorchester in Dorset, the son of a stonemason and local builder....

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Irving, John
1942 -

American novelist born as John Wallace Blunt, Jr. in Exeter, New Hampshire. His mother was a nurse and his stepfather...

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