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Born c.1520 • Shrewsbury • England
Died 1604 • London • England
Notable Works “A Mirror for Magistrates” • “Generall rehearsall of warres” • “Tottel’s Miscellany”
Engraved portrait of John Milton by Jacob Houbraken, showing Milton with shoulder-length hair, a lace collar, and period clothing, facing forward in an oval frame.
John Milton
English poet, pamphleteer, and historian
D.H. Lawrence
D.H. Lawrence
English writer
C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis
Irish-born author and scholar
Ted Hughes
Ted Hughes
English poet
Herbert, George
George Herbert
British poet
Edith Sitwell, 1959
Edith Sitwell
British poet
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Sylvia Townsend Warner
British author
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Giles Fletcher the Elder
English author
William Kirby.
William Kirby
Canadian writer
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Charles Cotton
English author
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William James Linton
British engraver and author
Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov
American author
Margaret Atwood smiling at the camera, wearing a red scarf with butterfly patterns and a black top, in front of an orange background with inspirational words.
Margaret Atwood
Canadian author
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Robert Bly
American author
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Kofi Awoonor
Ghanaian author
Lawrence Durrell, 1968.
Lawrence Durrell
British author
Joan Aiken.
Joan Aiken
British author
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Nick Joaquin
Filipino author
Tomlinson, Charles
Charles Tomlinson
British poet and translator
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Sir Charles G.D. Roberts
Canadian poet

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