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Born in 1820: English writer (1820-49)

Portrait with her sisters (1818-48) & (1816-55) by their brother (1817-48), ca. 1833

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2023-01-17

Born in 1816: English novelist and poet (1816-55)

Portrait with sisters Anne (1820-49) & Emily (1818-48) by brother Patrick Branwell Brontë (1817-1848), ca. 1834

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2022-04-21

Born in 1806: English poet née Moulton-Barrett (1806-61)

Portrait drawing by (1815-74), 1859

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2022-03-06

Born in 1820: English writer (1820-49)

Portrait with her sisters (1818-48) & (1816-55) by their brother (1817-48), ca. 1833

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2022-01-17

But mostly he watched with eager search

The belfry tower of the Old North Church,

As it rose above the graves on the hill,

Lonely and spectral and sombre and still.

~Henry Wadsworth.
Art illustration: Sir John Gilbert(1817-1897)


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2022-01-14

Born in 1857: Polish-British writer (1857-1924) (born Józef Konrad

Portrait by (1883-1966), 1923-4

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2021-12-03

Born in 1857: Polish-British writer (1857-1924) (born Józef Konrad

Portrait by (1851-1928), 1918

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2021-12-03

Born in 1757: English poet, painter, and printmaker (1757-1827)

Self-portrait, 1802

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2021-11-28

Born in 1818: English writer (1818-48)

Portrait with her sisters & by their brother (1817-48), ca. 1833

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2021-07-30

: ) ☆ ♪ ♡ 　
描きたいって気持ちがある人や何かを作りたい人達は、それだけで通じ合うものがあると思います。文字が下手でごめんね…！私なりに書いてみました: )

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2021-05-14

Born in 1815: English author (1815-82)

Possible portrait by (1794-1858), 1832

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2021-04-24

Born in 1816: English novelist and poet (1816-55)

Portrait by (1809-96), 1850

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2021-04-21

Born in 1816: English novelist and poet (1816-55)

Portrait with sisters Anne (1820-49) & Emily (1818-48) by brother Patrick Branwell Brontë (1817-1848), ca. 1834

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2021-04-21

Today, some insight into Lincoln's literary tastes from a letter to James H. Hackett:

"For one of my age I have seen very little of the drama. The first...

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2021-03-23

The Tragedy of the Korosko by now in a new look! It demonstrates unparalleled ability as a storyteller.
https://t.co/CZgTahcPSz

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2021-03-17