Last Essays of Elia - Charles LambCharles Lamb ( 1775- 27 July, 1834) was an English essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare which he produced along with his sister, Mary Lamb. Charles Lamb was the youngest child of John Lamb, a lawye
Lelia - George SandGeorge Sand (portrait by Nadar) Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin later Baroness Dudevant ( July 1, 1804 June 8, 1876) was a French novelist and early feminist (prior to the invention of the word), writing under the pseudonym of George Sand . She was born in P
Sartor ResartusThomas Carlyle's major work, Sartor Resartus purported to be a commentary on the thought and early life of a German philosopher called Diogenes Teufelsdrockh (which translates as 'god-born devil-shit'), author of a tome entitled "Clothes: their Origin and - Thomas CarlyleFor the Carlyle Group, see Carlyle Group Thomas Carlyle ( December 4, 1795 February 5, 1881) was a Scottish essayist and historian, whose work was hugely influential during the Victorian era. He was born in Ecclefechan, Dumfries and Galloway, and was educ
Tom Cringle's Log - Michael ScottMichael Scott ( October 30, 1789 November 7, 1835), British author, was born at Cowlairs, near Glasgow, the son of a Glasgow merchant. In 1806 he went to Jamaica, first managing some estates, and afterwards joining a business firm in Kingston. The latter
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October 21October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. Events 686 Conon becomes Pope. 1600 Tokugawa Ieyasu defeats the leaders of rival Japanese clans in the Battle of Sekigahara, which marks the b - Alfred NobelAlfred Bernhard Nobel ( October 21, 1833 December 10, 1896), Swedish chemist, engineer and the inventor of dynamite. In his last will, he used his enormous fortune to institute the Nobel Prizes. The synthetic element Nobelium was named after him. Personal, creator of the Nobel PrizeThe Nobel Prizes (pronounced no-BELL or no-bell are awarded annually to people who have done outstanding research, invented groundbreaking techniques or equipment, or made outstanding contributions to society. It is generally regarded as the supreme comme (+ 1896)