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Background imageWriter Collection: Portrait of Franz Kafka

Portrait of Franz Kafka
Portrait of Austrian-born writer Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924) in a suit with his hair parted down the middle, circa 1915. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageWriter Collection: Fleming In Jamaica

Fleming In Jamaica
British novelist Ian Fleming (1908 - 1964) on the beach near Goldeneye, his Jamaica home, 23rd February 1964. (Photo by Harry Benson/Express/Getty Images)

Background imageWriter Collection: First Draft of 'Battle Hymn of the Republic'

First Draft of "Battle Hymn of the Republic"
(Original Caption) 1861- Washington, DC: Facsimile of the handwritten first draft of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic"

Background imageWriter Collection: Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie, who has mysteriously disappeared in England, 1926

Background imageWriter Collection: Dorothy Parker, American Writer

Dorothy Parker, American Writer
American writer Dorothy Parker was a member of the "Algonquin Round Table", a poet, and she collaborated on screen writing

Background imageWriter Collection: Dorothy Parker And Husband Alan Campbell

Dorothy Parker And Husband Alan Campbell
(Original Caption) 8/30/37: Dorothy Parker with her husband, Alan Campbell

Background imageWriter Collection: Author Dorothy Parker with Ambassador Fernando De Los Rios

Author Dorothy Parker with Ambassador Fernando De Los Rios
(Original Caption) Dorothy Parker, well known author and chairman of Women's Division of North American Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy, [resents a Christmas stocking to Fernando De Los Rios

Background imageWriter Collection: Writers At New York Cafe

Writers At New York Cafe
Writer Dorothy Parker and Mrs. H.V. Katenborn smoke and drink in a cafe discussing a theater project

Background imageWriter Collection: Party for Publication of Frank Case's Book

Party for Publication of Frank Case's Book
Fritz Foord, Wolcott Gibbs, Frank Case, and Dorothy Parker (seated, l-r) and Alan Cambell, St

Background imageWriter Collection: Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker
American author, Dorothy Parker

Background imageWriter Collection: Lillian Hellman Talking with Dorothy Parker

Lillian Hellman Talking with Dorothy Parker
(Original Caption) Lillian Hellman, playwright, guest of honor at the dinner given at the Hotel Astor tonight, opening a $750, 000 Spanish refugee appeal campaign is shown with Dorothy Parker

Background imageWriter Collection: Author Truman Capote Dancing with Marilyn Monroe

Author Truman Capote Dancing with Marilyn Monroe
Truman Capote dances with Marilyn Monroe at El Morocco in New York, New York

Background imageWriter Collection: WB Yeats

WB Yeats
Irish poet William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939), circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageWriter Collection: Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy
(Original Caption) Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), Russian novelist, social and moral philosopher. Undated photograph

Background imageWriter Collection: Washington Irving by Mathew Brady

Washington Irving by Mathew Brady
(Original Caption) Washington Irving (1783-1859), American author. Undated photograph by Mathew Brady

Background imageWriter Collection: American Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison

American Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison
(Original Caption) William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1869) American abolitionist. Founded the Liberator (1831). Famous anti-slavery journal. From an early daguerrotype made in Boston

Background imageWriter Collection: Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens
(Original Caption) Photograph of Charles Dickens (1812-1870) seated. Undated photograph

Background imageWriter Collection: Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe

Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe
(Original Caption) Edgar Allen Poe. Presented to Sarah Helen Whitman by Poe. Made in Providence, Nov. 14, 1848. Photograph

Background imageWriter Collection: Portrait of Novelist Mary Mapes Dodge

Portrait of Novelist Mary Mapes Dodge
Portrait of popular children's literature novelist, Mary Mapes Dodge

Background imageWriter Collection: A Daguerreotype Of American Abolitionist Frederick Douglass

A Daguerreotype Of American Abolitionist Frederick Douglass
Born into slavery, American writer and abolitionist Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) bought his freedom with income earned from lecturing abroad after the publication of his autobiography

Background imageWriter Collection: Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Author Ralph Waldo Emerson seated holding a book

Background imageWriter Collection: Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott
(Original Caption) Louisa May Alcott, ca. 1860

Background imageWriter Collection: Writer Theophile Gautier

Writer Theophile Gautier
(Original Caption) Theophile Gautier (1811-1872), French writer and critic. Photograph, 1860's

Background imageWriter Collection: Seated Portrait of Nathaniel Hawthorne

Seated Portrait of Nathaniel Hawthorne
(Original Caption) Portrait of American author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864). Photograph taken in 1860 by Mayall, during Hawthorne's stay in London

Background imageWriter Collection: English Author Lewis Carroll

English Author Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll, whose real name is Charles L. Dodgson (1832-1989), is most noted for his book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Background imageWriter Collection: Writer Charles Dickens Visiting America

Writer Charles Dickens Visiting America
(Original Caption) Charles Dickens during the author's visit to America, 1867-68. Photgraph taken by J. Gurney

Background imageWriter Collection: Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens
(Original Caption) Charles Dickens. Headshot. Photograph, 1867

Background imageWriter Collection: Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen
1928- Henrik Ibsen, Swedish playwright, waist up, with bowler hat and cane. SEE NOTE

Background imageWriter Collection: American Hymn Writer Frances Crosby

American Hymn Writer Frances Crosby
(Original Caption) 18792- Picture shows Frances Crosby(1820-1915), American hymn writer, blind from infancy, who wrote, "Safe in the Arms of Jesus."

Background imageWriter Collection: Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche
(Original Caption) Portrait of German philosopher and poet Friedrich W. Nietzsche (1844-1900). Photo taken in February of 1873

Background imageWriter Collection: Senator Henry Laurens Dawes

Senator Henry Laurens Dawes
(Original Caption) Henry Laurens Dawes (1816-1903), American politician

Background imageWriter Collection: Karl Marx

Karl Marx, the founder of Communism, and author of Das Kapital, and, along with coauthor Fredrich Engels, The Communist Manifesto

Background imageWriter Collection: Karl Marx

Karl Marx, the founder of Communism, and author of Das Kapital, and, along with coauthor Fredrich Engels, The Communist Manifesto

Background imageWriter Collection: Writer Oscar Wilde Wearing Cape

Writer Oscar Wilde Wearing Cape
(Original Caption) Oscar Wilde, knee length portrait with cape and fedora hat in hand. (Photo by Napoleon Sarony/Bettmann/Getty Images)

Background imageWriter Collection: Portrait of Karl Marx

Portrait of Karl Marx
(Original Caption) Portrait of Karl Marx (1818-1883), the German author of "Das Kapital". Undated photograph

Background imageWriter Collection: Seated Portrait Of Writer Oscar Wilde

Seated Portrait Of Writer Oscar Wilde
(Original Caption) Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish writer and wit. Photograph, June 2, 1875. Seated portrait. Hills & Saunders, Ruoby & Oxford. Also at Cambridge Eton Haprow London Aloershot & Yorktown

Background imageWriter Collection: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson
A portrait of Transcendentalist poet, essayist, and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) of Concord, Massachusetts

Background imageWriter Collection: Edith Wharton on Stairway

Edith Wharton on Stairway
(Original Caption) Edith Wharton, taken when she was in her early twenties and before she became famous as a writer

Background imageWriter Collection: Helen Hunt Jackson

Helen Hunt Jackson, the author of Ramona

Background imageWriter Collection: Karl Marx

Karl Marx
German author Karl Marx, taken in Algiers, Algeria. This is the last known photograph of the political philosopher

Background imageWriter Collection: Mark Twain

Mark Twain
(Original Caption) Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 1885-1910, lecturer and author of great literature. In this 3/4 length photograph he's seated holding a cigar, in a white suit. Undated

Background imageWriter Collection: Grant Writing Memoirs

Grant Writing Memoirs
Civil War general and former president Ulysses S. Grant, wrapped in warm clothing, writes part of his Personal Memoirs on the porch of his home. Grant died in 1885, just after finishing the work

Background imageWriter Collection: Frank Baum

Frank Baum, the author of The Wizard of Oz

Background imageWriter Collection: Jules Verne

Jules Verne
(Original Caption) Portrait of Jules Verne 1828-1905 French writer. undated photo

Background imageWriter Collection: Mark Twain

Mark Twain (1835-1910), born Samuel Clemens, was one of the premier writers in American history. He is known for many works, including The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Background imageWriter Collection: Writer Mark Twain

Writer Mark Twain
Mark Twain in the 1890's. Photograph

Background imageWriter Collection: Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde
(Original Caption) Portrait of Irish writer Oscar Wilde. Photograph ca. 1891. (Photo by W & D Downey/Bettmann/Getty Images)

Background imageWriter Collection: Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen
(Original Caption) Close-up of Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) Norwegian novelist and playwright. Photo ca. 1896

Background imageWriter Collection: Portrait of American Writer Ambrose Bierce

Portrait of American Writer Ambrose Bierce
(Original Caption) Ambrose Bierce. Crayon Drawing, to J. J. Newbegin, 1896

Background imageWriter Collection: American Writer Who Received Award

American Writer Who Received Award
(Original Caption) Paris, France: Literary prize "Rainier the 3rd of Monaco" has been granted this afternoon, April 10, to American writer Julien Green, 51

Background imageWriter Collection: James Joyce

James Joyce
Author James Joyce looks at a set of papers with another man

Background imageWriter Collection: Portrait Of Sir Rider Haggard Authur

Portrait Of Sir Rider Haggard Authur
(Original Caption) Sir Rider Haggard authur in portrait. FILED 1927

Background imageWriter Collection: Samuel Clemens Seated

Samuel Clemens Seated
(Original Caption) Samuel Clemens, seated in armchair with hands clasped

Background imageWriter Collection: Portrait Of An Older Robert Browning

Portrait Of An Older Robert Browning
(Original Caption) Photographic portrait of an elderly Robert Browning, Esq. Filed 11/29/27

Background imageWriter Collection: Edward Everette Hale Author

Edward Everette Hale Author
(Original Caption) Eward Everett Hale, (1822-1909) author of "The Man Without a Country". Undated photo

Background imageWriter Collection: Closeup Of William Morris

Closeup Of William Morris
(Original Caption) Headshot of William Morris, English writer and printer

Background imageWriter Collection: Portrait Of Edna Ferber, Author

Portrait Of Edna Ferber, Author
(Original Caption) Portrait of Edna Ferber- American author

Background imageWriter Collection: Gustave Charpentier At 91 Wearing Cap

Gustave Charpentier At 91 Wearing Cap
(Original Caption) Gustave Charpentier (1860-1956) French composer, at the age of 91. Head And shoulders photo at desk wearing a cap

Background imageWriter Collection: Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen
(Original Caption) Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875). Danish writer of fairy tales. BPA 2 # 3367

Background imageWriter Collection: Thomas Paine by John Wesley Jarvis

Thomas Paine by John Wesley Jarvis
Thomas Paine, portrait by J.W. Jarvis, C.1805

Background imageWriter Collection: Title Page Of The Skeptical Chemist

Title Page Of The Skeptical Chemist
(Original Caption) The title page of the skeptical chemist by Robert Boyle published in Rotterdam, 1668. BPA2# 630

Background imageWriter Collection: William Sydney Porter (Aka) O. Henry

William Sydney Porter (Aka) O. Henry
(Original Caption) William Sydney Porter, pseudonym O.Henry (1862-1910), American short story writer.Undated photograph

Background imageWriter Collection: Novelist Thomas Hardy

Novelist Thomas Hardy
(Original Caption) Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) British author

Background imageWriter Collection: Mark Twain Visiting His Home

Mark Twain Visiting His Home
(Original Caption) Mark Twain visiting his home at Hannibal, MO

Background imageWriter Collection: Mary Maples Dodge Three Quarters View

Mary Maples Dodge Three Quarters View
(Original Caption) Mary Maples Dodge. Three quarters view right, Harvard University

Background imageWriter Collection: Catulle Mendes Writing

Catulle Mendes Writing
(Original Caption) 1911-Catulle Mendes: (1841-1909) French dramatic writer. Photo by Nadar in 1911

Background imageWriter Collection: George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw
(Original Caption) Photographic portrait of George Bernard Shaw. Filed 11/29/27

Background imageWriter Collection: Author Colette In Her Apartment

Author Colette In Her Apartment
(Original Caption) Paris, France: Colette, whose novels, short stories and plays have been popular in France and throughout the world for half a century, died in her Paris apartment last night

Background imageWriter Collection: Sir Edward Elgar British Composer

Sir Edward Elgar British Composer
(Original Caption) Sir Edward Elger: British Composer (1857-1934) in his work room during his later years. Undated photo

Background imageWriter Collection: Ethal Merman Sings To Irving Berlin

Ethal Merman Sings To Irving Berlin
(Original Caption) Ethal Merman sings to Irving Berlin the words and music for the new musical "Call me Madam" for wich Mr. Berlin has written the words and music

Background imageWriter Collection: Aaron Copeland Composing in Studio

Aaron Copeland Composing in Studio
(Original Caption) Aaron Copeland in his studio composing. 1930's photograph

Background imageWriter Collection: Aaron Copland Conducting; Seated

Aaron Copland Conducting; Seated
(Original Caption) Aaron Copland conducting, 1960's. Photograph

Background imageWriter Collection: Arthur Koestler Sitting And Smoking

Arthur Koestler Sitting And Smoking
(Original Caption) Arthur Koestler, author (1905-1983), sitting and smoking a cigarette

Background imageWriter Collection: Studiop Executives Of M-G-M

Studiop Executives Of M-G-M
(Original Caption) Studio executives of M-G-M. Seated, left to right: Ben Kalmenson, J.L. Warner, Mervyn Leroy and Steve Trilling; standing, William Orr and Jack M. Warner. Undated photograph

Background imageWriter Collection: Mcguire Sisters With Jimmy Mchugh

Mcguire Sisters With Jimmy Mchugh
(Original Caption) The McGuire Sisters singing with songwriter Jimmy McHugh at the piano. Undated photo

Background imageWriter Collection: Richard Strauss German Composer

Richard Strauss German Composer
(Original Caption) Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer. Widely reguarded as leader of the New Romantic school

Background imageWriter Collection: Novelist Thomas Hardy

Novelist Thomas Hardy
(Original Caption) Thomas Hardy (1840-1928). Noted English novelist. Undated photograph

Background imageWriter Collection: Portrait Of Feminist Margaret Fuller

Portrait Of Feminist Margaret Fuller
(Original Caption) Portrait of feminist and writer Margaret Fuller (1810-1850). From daguerreotype. Undated

Background imageWriter Collection: Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin

Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin
(Original Caption) Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (1759-1797), English author of "Vindication of the Rights of Woman". SEE NOTE

Background imageWriter Collection: British Writer Katherine Mansfield

British Writer Katherine Mansfield
(Original Caption) Katherine Mansfield (1883-1923), British writer. Photograph

Background imageWriter Collection: Helen Keller

Helen Keller
(Original Caption) Helen Keller (1880-1968), blind and deaf author and lecturer. Head and shoulders photograph, 1950s. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

Background imageWriter Collection: Title Page of Poor Richard's Almanac

Title Page of Poor Richard's Almanac
(Original Caption) Poor Richard's Almanac, 1733. Titlepage. BPA2 #5408

Background imageWriter Collection: English Scientist And Man Of Letters

English Scientist And Man Of Letters
(Original Caption) Havelock Ellis (1859-1939), English scientist and man of letters. Photo

Background imageWriter Collection: Portrait Of Author Henry James

Portrait Of Author Henry James
(Original Caption) Portrait of author Henry James. Photo 1863-64. Harvard University



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