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English essayist, parodist and caricaturist. His works include the novel Zuleika Dobson.

English novelist. Her writing is marked by a composed style and a quiet humor, and her major works include Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Emma.

Italian poet and humanist, often called a forerunner of the Renaissance. His lyric collection Canzoniere shaped European poetry.

American journalist and author renowned for his detailed reporting on space and science. He won two Pulitzer Prizes and wrote The Mapmakers.

American author whose books include Shoot for the Moon. Her writing focuses on friendship and encouragement.

Spartan statesman traditionally counted among the Seven Sages of Greece, known for maxims.

English novelist and sporting writer. He is known for the comic Jorrocks novels and Ask Mamma, depicting hunting and country life.

A Chinese philosophical text compiled by Liu An, Prince of Huainan, during the Western Han dynasty. It synthesizes Daoist, Confucian, and Legalist thought into an encyclopedic work.

Denzel Washington

1954 – · United States

Denzel Washington is an acclaimed American actor, director, and producer. He has received numerous awards, including multiple Academy Awards, for his performances across a range of films.

American poet. She is famous for the poem "Solitude," with the line "Laugh, and the world laughs with you."

American teacher and poet who wrote many short verses for Sunday schools. The opening lines of her poem Little Things became a widely recited saying in the English-speaking world.

American author, poet, educator, and clergyman. A professor of English literature at Princeton University, he wrote inspirational works.