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Washington Irving

Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the…

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Maxfield Parrish

Maxfield Parrish 1870— 1966 By the time he finished his studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the…

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L. Leslie Brooke

LEONARD LESLIE BROOKE was born at Birkenhead on September 24,1862. He was of Irish ancestry, a descendant of Henry Brooke…

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Edmund Dulac

IF Edmund Dulac had had any voice in the matter he would have chosen some dream city of the Orient…

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Peter Newell

The 100th Anniversary of Peter Newell’s “The Rocket Book” Launches Author into the Limelight

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Celebrating 100 Years

Celebrating 100 Years During the Spring of 1852 on March 5, a famous artist was born named Peter Newell. His…

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