Starrett, Vincent
1886 - 1974

American Vincent Starrett was what in English is known as a ‘bookman’. He devoted his life and his professional activities to...

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Keller, Gottfried
1819 - 1890

Gottfried Keller was born in Zurich, Switzerland. His father was a lathe-worker who died in 1824. Keller grew up in poverty...

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Boucher, Anthony
1911 - 1968

Anthony Boucher was a pseudonym used by William Anthony "Tony" Parker White, an American editor, critic and prominent...

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Eliot, T.S.
1888 - 1965

Thomas Stearns Eliot grew up in St. Louis, the gate to the Wild West. His father was a businessman and his mother a former...

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