Aubrey's biographical writings

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• John Aubrey — For other people named John Aubrey, see John Aubrey (disambiguation). John Aubrey Born 12 March 1626 Died 7 June 1697 (aged 71) Nationality English …   Wikipedia

• biography — /buy og reuh fee, bee /, n., pl. biographies. 1. a written account of another person s life: the biography of Byron by Marchand. 2. an account in biographical form of an organization, society, theater, animal, etc. 3. such writings collectively.… …   Universalium

• Brief Lives — is a collection of short biographies written by John Aubrey in the last decades of the seventeenth century. Aubrey initially began collecting biographical material to assist the Oxford scholar Anthony Wood, who was working on his own collection… …   Wikipedia

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• Jesus — This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. For other uses, see Jesus (disambiguation). Jesus …   Wikipedia

• English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …   Universalium

• Patrick O'Brian — Infobox Person name = Patrick O Brian image size = caption = Patrick O Brian (born Richard Patrick Russ) birth date = 12 December 1914 birth place = Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, England death date = death date and… …   Wikipedia

• John Milton — For other people named John Milton, see John Milton (disambiguation). John Milton Portrait of John Milton in National Portrait Gallery, London c. 1629. Unknown artist (detail) Born 9 December 1608(1608 12 09) Bread Street …   Wikipedia

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• Mateiu Caragiale — Mateiu Ion Caragiale Born March 25, 1885(1885 03 25) Bucharest Died January 17, 1936(1936 01 17) (aged …   Wikipedia

• Portuguese literature — Introduction       the body of writing in the Portuguese language produced by the peoples of Portugal, which includes the Madeira Islands and the Azores.       The literature of Portugal is distinguished by a wealth and variety of lyric poetry,… …   Universalium