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2 days ago · John Griffith Chaney (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. [6]
- Joan London
Joan London (January 15, 1901 – January 18, 1971) was an...
- The Road
The Road is an autobiographical memoir by Jack London, first...
- The Scarlet Plague
The Scarlet Plague is a post-apocalyptic fiction novel by...
- The Call of The Wild
The Call of the Wild is a short adventure novel by Jack...
- White Fang
White Fang is a novel by American author Jack London...
- Jute Mill
Jack London worked in a jute mill before becoming a...
- Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon
Heinold's First and Last Chance is a waterfront saloon...
- Jerry of The Islands
Jerry of the Islands: A True Dog Story is a novel by...
- Tramp
Etymology. Tramp is derived from a Middle English verb...
- To Build a Fire
"To Build a Fire" is a short story by American author Jack...
- Joan London
2 days ago · Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin KBE (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film.He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered one of the film industry's most important figures.
1 day ago · Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," [2] with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature ."
- Modern
- American Realism
- from 1863
3 days ago · Writers like Henry James, Gertrude Stein, and poets Ezra Pound, H.D. and T. S. Eliot demonstrate the growth of an international perspective in American literature. American writers had long looked to European models for inspiration, but whereas the literary breakthroughs of the mid-19th century came from finding distinctly American styles and ...
2 days ago · Signature. George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man ...
- British (1856–1950), Irish (dual citizenship, 1934–1950)
- Shaw's Corner, Ayot St Lawrence
- 26 July 1856, Portobello, Dublin, Ireland
2 days ago · Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has been active since 1958. One of the most successful female songwriters of the latter half of the 20th century in the US, she wrote or co-wrote 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100 . [4]
3 days ago · Signature. Nachem Malech Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007), known by his pen name Norman Kingsley Mailer, was an American novelist, journalist, playwright, and filmmaker. In a career spanning over six decades, Mailer had 11 best-selling books, at least one in each of the seven decades after World War II. [1]
