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Featured Article: Longford, Countess of
Longford, Countess of (1906-2002), Elizabeth Pakenham, an English biographer and historian, won fame for her books about the British monarchy in the 1800's and 1900's. See more »
Arnold, Matthew
Arnold, Matthew (1822-1888), was one of the intellectual leaders of Victorian England.
See more »Aubrey, John
Aubrey, John (1626-1697), a British author, is best remembered for his Brief Lives, a collection of anecdotes about such famous men as Francis Bacon, Ben Jonson, and Sir Walter Raleigh.
See more »Beerbohm, Max
Beerbohm, Max (1872-1956), was an English comic writer and artist known for his brilliant wit.
See more »Belloc, Hilaire
Belloc, Hilaire, BEHL uhk, hih LAIR (1870-1953), was a British novelist, essayist, historian, and poet.
See more »Blunt, Wilfrid Scawen
Blunt, Wilfrid Scawen (1840-1922), was an English author known for his opposition to British imperialism and his sympathy for oppressed nations.
See more »Borrow, George
Borrow, George (1803-1881), a British author, traveled on foot through Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and Spain, and wrote about his adventures in these countries.
See more »Boswell, James
Boswell, BOZ wehl, James (1740-1795), was a Scottish author who wrote what is probably the most brilliant biography in the English language, The Life of Samuel Johnson (1791).
See more »Cecil, Lord David
Cecil, Lord David (1902-1986), an English author and literary academic, wrote lively and scholarly biographies.
See more »Chesterfield, Earl of
Chesterfield, Earl of (1694-1773), was an English aristocrat, wit, and political figure.
See more »Clark, Kenneth
Clark, Kenneth (1903-1983), was an outstanding British art historian and critic.
See more »Crisp, Quentin
Crisp, Quentin (1908-1999), was an eccentric and colorful English writer and performer.
See more »De Quincey, Thomas
De Quincey, dih KWIHN see, Thomas (1785-1859), was an English essayist.
See more »Dickinson, Goldsworthy Lowes
Dickinson, Goldsworthy Lowes (1862-1932), was a British humanist, historian, and philosopher.
See more »Doughty, Charles Montagu
Doughty, Charles Montagu (1843-1926), a British author, traveled in western and southern Europe and in Asia, writing on geology and collecting inscriptions.
See more »Evelyn, John
Evelyn, EEV lihn, John (1620-1706), an English writer, became famous for the diary that he kept from 1641 until the year he died.
See more »Fermor, Patrick Leigh
Fermor, Patrick Leigh (1915-...), is a British author and world traveler.
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