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Literature
Brontë, Charlotte
Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855) was an English novelist and poet who published under the pseudonym Currer Bell. Born in Thornton, Yorkshire, to a clergyman father and a mother who died young, she and her sisters Emily and Anne wrote prolifically despite lives marked by poverty, illness, and early deaths. Jane Eyre, her most famous work, established her as a pioneering voice in Victorian literature for its passionate exploration of individual freedom, gender inequality, and moral integrity.
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Literature
Dumas, Alexandre
Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870), born Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie, was a French novelist and playwright, among the most prolific and widely read authors of the nineteenth century. Best known for his historical adventure novels The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, Dumas frequently collaborated with Auguste Maquet and drew on French history to produce sweeping narratives of intrigue, romance, and revenge.
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Literature
Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott)
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was an American novelist and short story writer widely regarded as one of the greatest American authors of the 20th century. Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Fitzgerald achieved fame and critical acclaim for his portraits of the Jazz Age, the term he himself popularized to describe the 1920s. He married Zelda Sayre in 1920, and their tumultuous relationship became as legendary as his literary work. Fitzgerald struggled financially throughout his life, completing only four novels, with The Great Gatsby (1925) considered his masterpiece. He died in Hollywood at age 44, though his work has since achieved canonical status in American literature.
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Literature
Shakespeare, William
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist, whose works include comedies, tragedies, and histories.
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Nonfiction
Various
This volume is a collaborative collection featuring works by numerous authors and illustrators, including Alfred, Lord Tennyson, William Wordsworth, Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm, Mary Howitt, James Whitcomb Riley, Edward Lear, and many others, compiled under the "Boys and Girls Bookshelf" series for character education of young readers.
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Literature
Wilde, Oscar
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was an Irish playwright, poet, and novelist whose wit and aestheticism made him Victorian London's most celebrated—and eventually most scandalized—literary figure. His comedies of manners, including Lady Windermere's Fan and An Ideal Husband, skewered upper-class hypocrisy with epigrammatic brilliance. The Importance of Being Earnest, his dramatic masterpiece, opened in 1895; within months, Wilde's conviction for 'gross indecency' destroyed his career and exiled him to France, where he died at forty-six.
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