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John Milton
is best known for the monumental works Paradise
Lost, Paradise Regained and Samson
Agonistes, all of which were written after
he had become totally blind. |
Aphra
Behn was one of the first women to
make writing her sole source of income. She is
best known for the historical novel Oroonoko, the History of the Royal
Slave, which has been cited as one of the
earliest examples of the noble savage in
literature. |
Robert Louis
Stevenson spent much of his life
traveling around Europe and the South Seas, and
those travels became the basis for many of his
stories. He is best known today for the novels Treasure
Island and The Strange Case of Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. |
Alan Alexander
Milne is best known for his Winnie
the Pooh series, which was based on his son
and a favorite teddy bear. He was also a prolific
playwright, screenwriter, author of mystery
novels, and a collector of short stories. |
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