Writers and poets

Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892), was an English poet, who was the most influential poet of the Victorian era. He served as poet laureate for 42 years and in that capacity was the poetic spokesman of the Queen and her subjects, who looked to him to give artistic expression to their moral and intellectual Concerns.

The Agatha Christie: Unfinished Portrait photography collection takes its name from the semi-autobiographical novel

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This post originally appeared on the Library as Incubator Project in December 2012. by Rebecca Rubenstein Beatrix Potter’s personality shines through in the exhibition, “Beatrix Potter: The Picture Letters” at The Morgan Library & Museum. The work is gathered from materials in the Morgan’s collection, the Cotsen Children’s Library at Princeton University, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and holdings from private collections. Visitors are taken on the journeys Potter experienced in her life…

Faber publicity photograph taken by Fay Godwin, dated 1970.

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Erich Maria Remarque [1] Born: July 22, 1898Osnabrück, Germany [2]Died: September 25, 1970Locarno, Switzerland [3] German-born American author The German-born American author Erich Maria Remarque [4] was a popular novelist whose All Quiet on the Western Front, describing the soldier's life in Wo

It's far harder to kill a phantom than a reality.

James A. Michener was an American author of more than 40 titles, the majority of which were sweeping sagas, covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating historical facts into the stories. Michener was known for the meticulous research behind his work.

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