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William Styron
William Styron was an American novelist known for the Pulitzer-winning The Confessions of Nat Turner (1967) and the best-selling Sophie's Choice (1979). Styron served in the U.S. Marines during…Paul Zindel 2003 Deaths
Paul ZindelAge: 66 playwright and novelist whose Pulitzer-Prize–winning play The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds recounted growing up in a troubled home dominated by a…Walt Whitman: Song of the Exposition, Part 4
Part 4But hold—don't I forget my manners? To introduce the stranger, (what else indeed do I live to chant for?) to thee Columbia; In liberty's name welcome immortal! clasp hands, And ever…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: The Parting Kiss
by Robert Burns My Bonie MaryWritten In Friar's-Carse HermitageThe Parting Kiss Humid seal of soft affections, Tenderest pledge of future bliss, Dearest tie of young…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Lines On Fergusson, The Poet
by Robert Burns I do Confess Thou Art Sae FairThe Weary Pund O' TowLines On Fergusson, The Poet Ill-fated genius! Heaven-taught Fergusson! What heart that feels and will not…William Styron 2006 Deaths
William StyronAge: 81 novelist whose bestselling books included The Confessions of Nat Turner and Sophie's Choice. His works courted controversy in exploring difficult moral questions in…The Fox Sisters
The Fox Sisters are considered to be the founders of the Modern Spiritualist movement. Leah, Margaretta and Kate Fox were three sisters from 19th-century New York who claimed to communicate with the…Steve Irwin
Steve Irwin was the energetic host of the TV wildlife show The Crocodile Hunter until he was killed by a stingray in 2006. Irwin's on-screen antics with dangerous animals, and his Aussie-accented…Leo Tolstoy
Considered one of the world's greatest novelists, Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy is famous especially for the 19th century classics War and Peace (1865-69) and Anna Karenina (1877-78). Although he was born…Leo Tolstoy Biography
Leo Tolstoynovelist, philosopherBorn: 9/9/1828Birthplace: Yasnaya Polyana, Russia Novelist and philosopher considered one of the greatest writers of all time. His pacifist beliefs were often…Trending
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