Auteurs

Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes, the iconic detective who turns observation into method.

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint

Austen, Jane

Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English novelist renowned for her sharp social commentary, wit, and insight into Regency-era society. Born in Steventon, Hampshire, she wrote six major novels, including Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, and Emma. Her works explore class, marriage, and morality through detailed character study and irony. Though published anonymously during her lifetime, Austen is now considered one of the most influential writers in English literature.

Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin reshaped modern science by explaining species change through natural selection.

Davidson, Thomas

Hermann Hesse

Hermann Hesse wrote philosophical fiction about inner searching, identity, and spiritual change.

Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was born on April 26, A.D. 121. His real name was M. Annius Verus, and he was sprung of a noble family which claimed descent from Numa, second King of Rome. Thus the most religious of emperors came of the blood of the most pious of early kings.

Melville, Herman

Herman Melville (1819-1891) was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer. Born in New York City, he spent years as a sailor and whaleman before turning to writing. His sea-faring experiences provided material for Typee, Omoo, and his masterwork Moby Dick. Initially met with mixed reception, Moby Dick is now regarded as one of the greatest American novels. Melville died largely forgotten but was rediscovered in the 20th century.

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, and biographer best known for creating one of the most enduring figures of Gothic fiction: Frankenstein's monster. The daughter of philosopher William Godwin and feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft, she wrote Frankenstein when she was only eighteen years old. The novel emerged from a ghost story competition at Lake Geneva with her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron. Throughout her life, she wrote multiple novels, edited works, and biographies while raising her children following Percy's death.