Keats, John
1795 - 1821

The English poet John Keats was born in London. His father, who was stable manager at the Swan and Hoop Inn, died in an...

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Tucholsky, Kurt
1890 - 1935

The German author Kurt Tucholsky was born in the Moabit district of Berlin to a wealthy Jewish banking family. Despite...

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Wordsworth, William
1770 - 1850

The English poet William Wordsworth was born in Cumberland as the son of a lawyer, but lost his parents at an early age. He...

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Derleth, August
1909 - 1971

American author, poet, editor and publisher, who wrote his first published novel Bat’s Belfry when he was 15 years old. W...

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