Scott, Walter
1771 - 1832

Sir Walter Scott was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a sickly child, and because he became partially lame, possibly as...

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Bely, Andrei
1880 - 1934

The Russian novelist, poet and critic Andrei (or Andrey) Bely was born in Moscow as Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev. His father...

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Lewis, Sinclair
1885 - 1951

American author and Nobel Prize laureate born in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. His father was a country doctor and his mother...

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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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