Samuel Daniel was born in 1562 near Taunton in Somerset to a music-master. In 1579, Daniel was admitted to Magdalen Hall (now known as Hertford College) at Oxford University, where he remained for abo…
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's…
Novels, including Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937), and nonfiction writings of American folklorist Zora Neale Hurston give detailed accounts of African American life in the South.
Mary Sidney (October 27, 1561–September 25, 1621) was born at Ticknall Place, Bewdley, Worcestershire in England, daughter of Sir Henry Sidney, thrice Lord Deputy of Ireland and sister of the poets Si…
