Esterházy, Péter
1950 - 2016

The Hungarian author Péter Esterházy was born into one of Hungary's wealthiest and most influential aristocratic families. H...

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Hornung, E.W.
1866 - 1921

The English teacher and journalist Ernest William Hornung (Willie to his family) was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s b...

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Whitman, Walt
1819 - 1892

Walt Whitman was born in West Hills, a village on Long Island, New York, as the second child of nine to Walter, a house...

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Herbert, James
1943 - 2013

James Herbert from England was one of the best-selling and most praised authors of horror fiction in the late 20th century....

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