Milton, John
1608 - 1674

The English poet John Milton was born in London as the son of a wealthy Catholic burgher. He attended Christ's College,...

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Sholokhov, Mikhail
1905 - 1984

The Russian novelist and short story writer Mikhail Sholokhov was born in the village Veshenskaya (near Roston-on-Don) at...

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Kennedy, William
1928 -

William Joseph Kennedy is an American author born in Albany, New York, to an Irish Catholic family. His father, William J.,...

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Unsworth, Barry
1930 - 2012

The British author Barry Unsworth was born to a family of miners in County Durham, northeast England. They moved away from...

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