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Charles Sanders Peirce was an American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist who is sometimes known as "the father of pragmatism". He was educated as a chemist and employed as a scientist for 30 years. Today he is appreciated largely for his contributions to logic, mathematics,...

Andrew Lang was a Scottish prolific author, mostly known as a collector of folk and fairy tales.  “Puddocky” is a German tale entered in “The Green Fairy Book” collection. The story is about one poor woman, who has the beautiful girl called Parsley. She is so called because she likes...

Andrew Lang was a Scots poet, novelist, and literary critic. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. Lang gave many of the tales their first appearance in English.  Andrew Lang's Fairy Books — are a series of twelve collections of fairy tales. Each volume is distinguished by...

Sir Richard Francis Burton (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was an British explorer, poet, writer, translator, linguist, ethnography, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was famous for his research in Asia and Africa, as well as its exceptional knowledge of languages and different cultures. Burton...

Sir Richard Francis Burton (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was an British explorer, poet, writer, translator, linguist, ethnography, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was famous for his research in Asia and Africa, as well as its exceptional knowledge of languages and different cultures. Burton...

“The Vampire's Second Story. Of the Relative Villany of Men and Women” is a tale, included in “Vikram and The Vampire” - a group of tales, translated and adapted by Sir Richard Burton. The story turns chiefly on a great king named Vikram, the King Arthur of the East, who in pursuance of his...

William Shakespeare was an english writer, poet and dramatist and actor of Renaissance age. In the world history W. Shakespeare is definetely the most well-known and significant person who influenced the development of all theatrical art. His plays still don't leave theatre stages all around the world....

Andrew Lang (1844 – 1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him. Lang was also a prolific author of works both...

Joseph Alexander Altsheler (1862 – 1919) was a famous and favorite childhood American author. Being a newspaper reporter, editor and author of popular juvenile historical fictions also was known for his short stories and non-fiction items. His six series comprise a total of thirty novels, each containing...

Margaret Pedler (died 28 December 1948) was a novel author from Great Britain, whose main field of work was romantic fiction, in which she was quite successful. Pedler studied piano and singing at the Royal Academy of Music, and published several songs for which she wrote both the music and lyrics,...

William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) was a marvelous English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including some...

Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian and duelist. his works were a part of the libertine literature of the first half of the seventeenth century. Today he is best known as the inspiration for Edmond Rostand’s most famous drama Cyrano de Bergerac which, although...

Andrew Lang (1844 – 1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him. Lang was also a prolific author of works both...

Brüder Grimm waren die bekannte deutsche Autoren. Die Brüder gelten gemeinsam mit Karl Lachmann und Georg Friedrich Benecke als „Gründungsväter“ der Germanistik. Ebenfalls verbreitet ist die Bezeichnung Gebrüder Grimm. Unter der Bezeichnung als Gebrüder haben sie...