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Black and white image of American writer Herman Melville.

Herman Melville

(1819 - 1891)

Photograph of Native American author N. Scott Momaday.

N. Scott Momaday

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

Michel de Montaigne

(1533 - 1592)

Photograph of East German writer Inge Müller.

Inge Müller

(1925 - 1966)

Photograph of American poet Mary Oliver.

Mary Oliver

(1935 - 2019)

English novelist, essayist, and critic George Orwell.

George Orwell

(1903 - 1950)

Ovid

(43 BC - c. 17)

Photograph of British novelist Patrick O'Brian.

Patrick O’Brian

(1914 - 2000)

Photograph of American novelist and writer Flannery O’Connor.

Flannery O’Connor

(1925 - 1964)

Black and white image of Greek biographer and writer Plutarch.

Plutarch

(46 - c. 120)

Portrait of Chinese fiction writer Pu Songling.

Pu Songling

(1640 - 1715)

Photograph of British journalist and historian Frances Stonor Saunders.

Frances Stonor Saunders

Photograph of Polish writer, artist, teacher, and critic Bruno Schulz.

Bruno Schulz

(1892 - 1942)

Photograph of Native American poet and novelist Leslie Marmon Silko.

Leslie Marmon Silko

Photograph of Japanese novelist Natsume Sōseki.

Natsume Sōseki

(1867 - 1916)

Photograph of Native American author and educator Luther Standing Bear.

Luther Standing Bear

(1868 - 1939)

Black and white photograph of American novelist John Steinbeck.

John Steinbeck

(1902 - 1968)

Photograph of American literary critic George Steiner.

George Steiner

(1929 - 2020)

Photograph of American writer and editor John Jeremiah Sullivan.

John Jeremiah Sullivan

Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau

(1817 - 1862)

Black and white photograph of Russian author Leo Tolstoy.

Leo Tolstoy

(1828 - 1910)

Black and white photograph of a young Mark Twain with dark hair.

Mark Twain

(1835 - 1910)

Usama Ibn Munqidh

(1095 - 1188)

Portrait bust of Roman poet Virgil.

Virgil

(70 BC - 19 BC)