Classical Writers

Friday, January 13, 2012

Emlyn Williams

Emlyn Williams (1905-1987)

George Emlyn Williams, CBE (26 November 1905 - 25 September 1987), known as Emlyn Williams, was a Welsh dramatist and actor. He was born into a Welsh-speaking, working class family in Mostyn, Flintshire. Aged 11 he won a scholarship to Holywell Grammar School. At the end of his time at the grammar school he won a scholarship to Christ Church, Oxford and joined the Oxford University Dramatic Society (OUDS).

Emlyn Williams's Books:

[Night Must Fall]

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O Douglas

O. Douglas is the pen name of Anna Masterton Buchan (18771948), a Scottish novelist. She was born in Perth, Scotland, the daughter of the Reverend John Buchan and Helen Masterton. She was the younger sister of John Buchan, the renowned statesman and author. She attended Hutchesons' Grammar School in Glasgow, but lived most of her later life in Broughton, Peeblesshire, where her parents first met. Her first novel Olivia in India was published in 1912 by Hodder & Stoughton. Most of her novels were written and set between the wars, and portrayed small town or village life in southern Scotland, reflecting her own life. Unforgettable, Unforgotten (1945) is a memoir of her brother John and of the Buchan family, while Farewell to Priorsford is her autobiography, published posthumously in 1950. Her work is displayed alongside her brother's at the John Buchan Centre in Broughton.

Anna Masterton Buchan's Books:

[Penny Plain]

Barton Gellman

Barton Gellman (1960-now)

Barton David Gellman (born in 1960) is a Pulitzer Prize winning American journalist, blogger and bestselling author.

G Barton's Books:

[The Troubles Of Australian Federation]

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Zachris Topelius

Zachris (Zacharias, Z., Sakari) Topelius (January 14, 1818 - March 12, 1898) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author, journalist, historian, and rector of the University of Helsinki who wrote novels related to Finnish history in Swedish.

Zacharias Topelius's Books:

[Kypron Prinsessa | Lukemisia Lapsille 1 | Lukemisia Lapsille 2 | Lukemisia Lapsille 8]

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Benjamin Franklin Bailey

Benjamin Franklin Bailey (1875 - after 1944) was an eminent American electrical engineer. A native of Sheridan, Michigan, Benjamin Franklin Bailey studied electrical engineering at the University of Michigan and later held the positions of chief engineer of the Fairbanks Morse Electrical Manufacturing Company and Howell Electrical Motor Company, director of Bailey Electrical Company, and vice-president and director of the Fremont Motor Corporation.

Benjamin Franklin's Books:

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A Merritt

A Merritt (1884-1943)

Abraham Grace Merritt (January 20, 1884-August 21, 1943) known by his byline, A. Merritt was an American editor and author of works of fantastic fiction.

A Merritt's Books:

[Dwellers In The Mirage]

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Jack Williamson

Jack Williamson (1908-2006)

John Stewart Williamson (April 29, 1908 November 10, 2006), who wrote as Jack Williamson (and occasionally under the pseudonym Will Stewart) was a U.S. writer often referred to as the "Dean of Science Fiction" following the death in 1988 of Robert A. Heinlein.

Jack Williamson's Books:

[Salvage In Space | The Cosmic Express | The Pygmy Planet]

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