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Fowles, John

(Encyclopedia) Fowles, John, 1926–2005, English writer, b. Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, grad. Oxford, 1950. A complex, cerebral writer and a superb storyteller, Fowles was interested in manipulating the…

Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn

(Encyclopedia) Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn, 1815–81, English clergyman and author. As a student at Rugby he was influenced by the liberal views of Thomas Arnold. In 1838 he was elected a fellow of…

Rossetti, Christina Georgina

(Encyclopedia) Rossetti, Christina GeorginaRossetti, Christina Georginarōsĕtˈē [key], 1830–94, English poet; daughter of Gabriele Rossetti and sister of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Publication of some of…

nudism

(Encyclopedia) nudism or naturism, practice of going without clothing in social settings, generally in mixed gender groups and for purposes of good health or personal comfort. Governed by a strict…

Literary Festivals

Celebrations of writers by Christine Frantz, Holly Hartman, Laura Hayes, Ann-Marie Imbornoni, David Johnson, and Beth Rowen Want to honor your favorite author? Attend the festival devoted to…

Queen Victoria

Once England's longest-ruling monarch Related Links The Victorian Era in Literature British Royal Family Tree How To Get Your Own Royal Title Kingdoms and Monarchs of the World…

Butler, Samuel, 1835–1902, English author

(Encyclopedia) Butler, Samuel, 1835–1902, English author. He was the son and grandson of eminent clergymen. In 1859, refusing to be ordained, he went to New Zealand, where he established a sheep farm…

Melbourne, city, Australia

(Encyclopedia) Melbourne, city (2016 pop. 47,285, Greater Melbourne 2016 pop. 4,485,211), capital of Victoria, SE Australia, on Port Phillip Bay at the mouth of the Yarra River. Melbourne, Australia'…

Moore, George

(Encyclopedia) Moore, George, 1852–1933, English author, b. Ireland. As a young man he lived in Paris, studying at various art schools. Inspired by Zola, Flaubert, Turgenev, and the 19th-century…

Hardy, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Hardy, Thomas, 1840–1928, English novelist and poet, b. near Dorchester, one of the great English writers of the 19th cent. The son of a stonemason, he derived a love of music from his…