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Engraving of a bust of Lucretius.

Lucretius

(c. 95 BC - c. 50 BC)

Black and white print of English politician, essayist, and historian Thomas Babington Macaulay.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

(1800 - 1859)

Black and white photograph of critic and novelist Mary McCarthy.

Mary McCarthy

(1912 - 1989)

Black and white image of English philosopher and political theorist John Stuart Mill.

John Stuart Mill

(1806 - 1873)

Oil painting portrair Michel de Montaigne in red robes and white collar

Michel de Montaigne

(1533 - 1592)

Photograph of American science writer Virginia Morell with dog.

Virginia Morell

Black and white photograph of American surgeon and author Sherwin Nuland.

Sherwin Nuland

(1930 - 2014)

Yamanoue no Okura

(c. 660 - c. 733)

Black and white photograph of American poet Sharon Olds.

Sharon Olds

Black and white engraving of Roman poet Ovid in profile.

Ovid

(43 BC - c. 17)

Color engraving of Italian poet, scholar, and humanist Petrarch.

Petrarch

(1304 - 1374)

Black and white engraving of Roman author Petronius.

Gaius Petronius Arbiter

(c. 27 - 66)

Black and white photograph of American poet and novelist Sylvia Plath.

Sylvia Plath

(1932 - 1963)

Black and white image of Greek biographer and writer Plutarch.

Plutarch

(46 - c. 120)

Photograph of American short-story writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe.

Edgar Allan Poe

(1809 - 1849)

Color photograph of American writer Mary Roach leaning on door.

Mary Roach

American writer Philip Roth.

Philip Roth

(1933 - 2018)

Black and white image of Roman philosopher and statesman Seneca the Younger.

Seneca the Younger

(4 BC - 65)

Engraving of William Shakespeare from the first folio edition.

William Shakespeare

(1564 - 1616)

Tamenaga Shunsui

(1790 - 1843)

Daniel Somers

(1983 - 2013)

Black and white photograph of English writer and critic Lytton Strachey.

Lytton Strachey

(1880 - 1932)

Black and white photograph of Italian novelist Italo Svevo.

Italo Svevo

(1861 - 1928)

Black and white of Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas.

Dylan Thomas

(1914 - 1953)