Hughes, Ted
1930 - 1998

English poet born in Mytholmroyd in the West Riding of Yorkshire. When he was seven years old, the family moved to...

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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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Vieira, José Luandino
1935 -

José Luandino Vieira Mateus de Graça, which is his complete name, was born in Lagoa do Furadouro in Portugal. As a small b...

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Melville, Herman
1819 - 1891

American author born in New York. Melville came from a wealthy family, but when his merchant father went bankrupt, he was...

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