Solomon Plaatje (1876-1932) wrote Native Life in South Africa, Before and Since the European War and the Boer Rebellion in order to protest against the Natives' Land Act of 1913, which forbid natives
Samuel Baker (1821 - 1893) was born in England. After the death of his wife he traveled to Ceylon in 1846. Baker established an agriculture settlement in Nuwara Eliva. He helped bring cattle and emigr
Emily Bronte (1818-1848) was the middle Bronte sister. She was a novelist and poet best remembered for her novel Wutheiring Heights published in 1847. This classic nineteenth-century English novel is
Rand was a Russian born American author who pioneered the philosophy of "objectivism." Anthem is a futuristic science fiction novella. Man is in a dark age, because of earlier socialistic values. Tech
The complete title is Practical Mysticism: A Little Book for Normal People and Abba: Meditations Based on the Lord's Prayer. Underhill is a leading authority on modern mysticism. This book was written
Lessing's Nathan the Wise from written in 1779. The setting is Jerusalem at the time of the Crusades. The themes include; anti Semitism, wealth, love and duty, and the nature of God. This is an excell
John Locke (29 August 1632 - 28 October 1704) was an English philosopher. Locke is considered the first of the British Empiricists, but is equally important to social contract theory. His ideas had en
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Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, poet, and playwright writing in the mid 19th century. His writing was very popular consisting of 27 novels, 50 short stories, 15 plays, and over 100 poems. His
Jean Baptiste Racine was a 17th century French dramatist. Racine along with Moliere and Corneille are considered the Big Three in 17th century drama. Racine is best known for his tragedies, although h
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