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- Victor Hugo
- Victor-Marie Hugo was a French poet, novelist, playwright, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights campaigner, and perhaps the most influential exponent of the Romantic movement in France.
In France, Hugo's literary reputation rests primarily on his poetic and dramatic output and only se...
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- Biography of George Orwell
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George Orwell is the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) who was an English writer and journalist well-noted as a novelist, critic, and commentator on politics and culture.
George Orwell is one of the most admired English-language essayis...
- Biography of Francis Bacon
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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban KC QC was an English philosopher, statesman, and essayist. He is also known as a catalyst of the scientific revolution. Bacon was knighted in 1603, created Baron Verulam in 1618, and created Viscount St Alban in 1621; without heirs, both...