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Sep 15 2008

What did A.E Housman write?

Published by Sirena Van Schaik under Literature, People, What?

A.E. Housman was born in Fockbury, which is a hamlet in Worcestershire, England. His full name was Alfred Edward Housman and he lived from March 26, 1859 to April 30, 1936. He was a well-known poet and his poems were more lyrical than anything else.
He was also a private scholar and is believed to be [...]

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Aug 07 2008

What day of the week were you born?

Published by Sirena Van Schaik under Literature, What?

Well, if you are asking specifically what day of the week I was born, it was a Monday.  I actually wasn’t sure the exact day so I had to do a little research.  If you are like me, you can always find out the day of week you were born at this site.  They have [...]

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Feb 27 2008

Where does J.K. Rowling live?

Published by Cindy under Literature, Where?

The beloved author of the famed Harry Potter series of books was born in Gloucesthire, England on July 31, 1965.  Today, Rowling lives in Scotland with her husband, Neil Murray, and her three children.  While writing was an early ambition, her first attempts didn’t amount to much.  That all changed in 1997 when the world [...]

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Feb 14 2008

Where was Mark Twain born?

Published by Cindy under Literature, Where?

Samuel Langhorne Clemons, who wrote under the pseudonym Mark Twain, was born in Florida, Missouri on November 30, 1835.   His best known works include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, published in 1876 and 1884, respectively.   Experts have trouble agreeing about how Clemons chose the pen name Mark Twain, but [...]

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Nov 28 2007

What Is Colette’s Sido About?

Published by Jennifer under Literature

Sido is a book by Colette which focuses mainly on her mother, whom she adored; she also writes of her family and her childhood in this intimate novel.
Colette (Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette) was a nineteenth century French female writer; born in 1873 and died in 1954. She was the author of many acclaimed novels.
“Sido” was her mother’s [...]

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