Authors & Illustrators

Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Thomas Bailey Aldrich was an American poet, novelist, travel writer and editor.

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Author
Translator

Lived:
1836 - 1907

Alan Aldridge

Alan Aldridge is an English artist, graphic designer and illustrator. Born in 1943 in east London, he currently resides in Los Angeles.

He has a website showcasing his work: http://www.alanaldridge.net/

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Illustrator

Lived:
1943 - 0 B.C.

J. Alexander

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Translator

Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

Cecil Frances Alexander

Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander was an Irish Anglican who wrote many hymns and other poems. She was married to the Archbishop of Armagh and did much charitable work.

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Author

Lived:
1818 - 1895

Elenora Alexander

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Editor
Compiler

Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

Robin Allan

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Author

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0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

Hervey Allen

Hervey Allen was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He wrote several novels, chiefly of early America and was co-editor of the Rivers of America series.

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Author
Editor

Lived:
1889 - 1949

James Allen

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Illustrator

Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

Walter Allen

Walter Ernest Allen was an English literary critic and novelist and one of the Birmingham Group of authors.

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Author
Editor
Compiler

Lived:
1911 - 1995

Thomas S. Allen

Thomas S. Allen was a violinist, vaudeville performer and early Tin Pan Alley composer.

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Author

Lived:
1876 - 1919

Philip Schuyler Allen

Philip Schuyler Allen was an American linguist and academic. He published many translations as well as scholarly studies.

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Author
Editor
Translator
Compiler

Lived:
1871 - 1937

Thomas B. Allen

Thomas B. Allen was an American painter and illustrator. Later in his career, he illustrated and wrote more than a dozen children’s books.

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1928 - 2004

William Allingham

William Allingham (19 March 1824 – 18 November 1889) was an Irish poet, diarist and editor. He wrote several volumes of lyric verse, and his poem ‘The Faeries’ was much anthologized; but he is better known for his posthumously published Diary, in which he records his lively encounters with Tennyson, Carlyle and other writers and artists. His wife, Helen Allingham, was a well-known water-colorist.

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Author

Lived:
1824 - 1889

James Murray Allison

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Type:
Editor

Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

Lorena Alvarez

Lorena Alvarez Gómez is a freelance illustrator and artist based in Bogotá in Colombia. She loves to paint, take care of her dog and read comic books.

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Author
Illustrator

Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

Andy Amato

Lawrence A. Amato, Ph.D. is a Dallas-based artist, writer and professor.

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Illustrator

Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

Glenys Ambrus

Glenys Ambrus (nee Glenys R. Chapman) is an English artist. She has illustrated over 50 books for children. She is married to artist Victor Ambrus.

Type:
Illustrator

Lived:
1936 - 0 B.C.

Victor Ambrus

Victor Ambrus FRSA (born László Győző Ambrus) is a British illustrator of history, folk tale, and animal story books. He won the Greenaway Medal twice.

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Author
Illustrator

Lived:
1935 - 0 B.C.

American History Club

On December 1, 1893, eight women met in the Austin home of Mrs. Thomas F. Taylor to form a club for the study of American history and literature. Mrs. Taylor had been a newspaper correspondent and drama critic in Washington, D.C. On her return to Austin in 1883, she foresaw the good influence women could exert in a community.

At the first meeting a temporary organization was set up, membership was limited to fifteen, and a bylaws committee and program committee were appointed. At the second meeting Mrs. Taylor was elected president. In 1901, Anna J. Hardwicke Pennybacker (pictured) became president.

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Author

Lived:
1893 - 0 B.C.

Gerald Ames

Gerald Ames was born in Rochester, New York. His original name was Gerald Otto. He earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Rochester in 1929 and then moved to New York City. He wrote more than 50 children’s books on science and magic, many of which were translated into other languages.

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Author

Lived:
0 B.C. - 1993