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Literature (General).
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Noah WebsterNoah Webster spent twenty years gathering words and definitions for An American Dictionary of the English Language. Published in two volumes in 1828, the work included 12,000 words and 40,000 definitions that had never before appeared in a dictionary. He was also the author of A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, the first American work in the field.
Vladimir NabokovVladimir Nabokov's novels are noted for their complicated plots and the complex attitudes they express toward their subjects. He is probably best known for Lolita, which deals with the unnatural desires of Humbert Humbert, a middle-aged pedophile.
Vivian VanceVivian Vance was enjoying a successful stage career when she was asked to play Ethel Mertz in I Love Lucy. Initially reluctant to take the part, she went on to co-star in the series throughout its run, and to become the first person to win an Emmy for Best Series Supporting Actress.
Charles PerraultCharles Perrault took a collection of traditional children's stories and put them into a readable format in one volume, called Stories of Tales from Times Past, with Morals. Subtitled Tales of Mother Goose, the work included such well-known stories as Little Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots, and Cinderella.
Robert Louis StevensonRobert 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.
Zane GreyZane Grey wrote almost 90 books. Although best known for westerns, he also wrote books with fishing themes, many stories, a biography of George Washington as a young man, and several stories for children.
Hans Christian AndersenHans Christian Andersen is best known for his many collections of original fairy tales, but was also an author of travelogues, novels, and plays.