William Dean Howells (/ ˈ h aʊ əl z /; March 1, 1837 – May 11, 1920) was an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters".He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of The Atlantic Monthly, as well as for his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day" and the novels The Rise of Silas …

William Clark Styron Jr. (June 11, 1925 – November 1, 2006) was an American novelist and essayist who won major literary awards for his work. Styron was best known for his novels, including: Lie Down in Darkness (1951), his acclaimed first work, published when he was 26;; The Confessions of Nat Turner (1967), narrated by Nat Turner, the leader of an 1831 Virginia slave …

William Clark Styron Jr., dit William Styron, né le 11 juin 1925 à Newport News et mort le 1 er novembre 2006 sur l'île de Martha's Vineyard, est un écrivain et essayiste américain dont l’œuvre a connu un immense succès populaire et critique. Sa célébrité vient principalement de ses romans, dont les plus connus sont Un lit de ténèbres (en) (), Les Confessions de Nat Turner (), …

William Keepers Maxwell Jr. (August 16, 1908 – July 31, 2000) was an American editor, novelist, short story writer, essayist, children's author, ... 1980 William Dean Howells Medal for So Long, See You Tomorrow, 1982 National Book Award for So Long, See You Tomorrow;

Edgar Lawrence Doctorow (January 6, 1931 – July 21, 2015) was an American novelist, editor, and professor, best known for his works of historical fiction.. He wrote twelve novels, three volumes of short fiction and a stage drama. They included the award-winning novels Ragtime (1975), Billy Bathgate (1989), and The March (2005). These, like many of his other works, …

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator. His original works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline.He was the first American to completely translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and was one of the fireside poets from New England.. Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine, …

King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, the college lies beside the River Cam and faces out onto King's Parade in the centre of the city.. King's was founded in 1441 by King Henry VI soon after he had founded its sister institution at Eton College. ...

Kittery is a town in York County, Maine, United States.Home to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Seavey's Island, Kittery includes Badger's Island, the seaside district of Kittery Point, and part of the Isles of Shoals.The southernmost town in the state, it is a tourist destination known for its many outlet stores.. Kittery is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine ...

In Welsh culture, an eisteddfod is a festival with several ranked competitions, including in poetry and music.: xvi The term eisteddfod, which is formed from the Welsh morphemes: eistedd, meaning 'sit', and fod, meaning 'be', means, according to Hywel Teifi Edwards, "sitting-together."Edwards further defines the earliest form of the eisteddfod as a competitive meeting …

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer.He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced", and William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature". His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its …