Frances Hodgson Burnett, an English-American author, was best known for her three children’s novels, Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, and perhaps her ...
Kenneth Branagh as Macbeth in his adaption of Shakespeare's Macbeth Macbeth - the famed "Scottish Play" - is one of Shakespeare's most popular tragedies. More ...
Of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood, Charlotte Brontë was the oldest. Her most famous work is Jane Eyre, published in October of 1847 under ...
Considered to be one of the greatest French writers, Victor Hugo was a Romantic movement novelist, poet, and dramatist from France. Today his two novels Les Mis...
Louisa May Alcott is known for her famous classic Little Women, published in 1868. She wrote two sequels to the book as well. Throughout her life, her...
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We all know Socrates as the classical Greek philosopher who is credited with being one of the main founders of modern thought. However, Soc...
Born in 1640, Aphra Behn was one of the first women in England to make a career out of writing. As a playwright, poet, translator, and Restoration era author, s...
The mind behind one of the most famous horror books to ever have been written, Mary Shelley has gone down in history as one of the most talented writers. The da...
Looking back over the course of history is one of the easiest ways that we can get better acquainted with our ancestors and social activity. When it comes to th...
The June Rebellion, also known as the Paris Uprising of 1832, took place between June 5-6, 1832. Anti-monarchist republicans in Paris began the uprising attempt...
