Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque - Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe ( January 19, 1809 October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor and critic. He is best known for his tales of the macabre and his poems. Biography Life Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of actress Eliza Po
The Tower of London - William Harrison AinsworthWilliam Harrison Ainsworth ( 1805 1882) was a British writer. He was born in Manchester, England on February 4, 1805. A solicitor's son, he was himself trained in the law, but some adventures in journalism led him finally to the literary life, his first s
Two Years Before the MastYet a sailors life is at best but a mixture of a little good with much evil, and a little pleasure with much pain. The beautiful is linked with the revolting, the sublime with the commonplace, and the solemn with the ludicrous. from Two Years Before the M - Richard Henry Dana, Jr.Richard Henry Dana Jr. August 1, 1815 January 6, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician, most famous for his classic book Two Years Before the Mast''. Richard Henry Dana He was born into one of the first families of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and atte
Valentine Vox - Henry CocktonHenry Cockton ( 1807 1852), novelist, born in London, is only remembered as an author for his novel of Valentine Vox (1840), the adventures of a ventriloquist. Cockton, Henry Cockton, Henry.
What is Property? - Pierre-Joseph ProudhonPierre-Joseph Proudhon ( January 15, 1809 January 19, 1865) was a French anarchist of the 19th century. Born in Besancon, Doubs, France, he is most famous for asserting "Property is theft", in his missive What is Property? Or, an Inquiry into the Principl
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January 18January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 347 days remaining (348 in leap years) Events 300-1899 350 General Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans, proclaims himself Emperor. 474 Leo II becomes briefly Byzantine emper - Henry Austin Dobson, English author