Novelist. Born to an aristocratic Russian family. 1870s had a spiritual awakening and become a fervent Christian anarchist and pacifist.
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Leo Tolstoy
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Anarchists
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Hilaire Belloc
Poet, essayist and historian. Born France. Catholic. His works include 'Cautionary Tales for Children', in which Matilda told lies and was burnt to death. Died Guildford.
2 memorials
Frances (Fanny) Burney
Born King's Lynn, Norfolk, father was Dr Charles Burney. Diarist, novelist: Evelina (1778), Cecelia (1782), Camilla (1796) and playwright. Her first novel, Evelina, was a big success and she ent...
2 memorials
Nancy Mitford
Born 1 Graham Street (now Terrace) SW1 into the British aristocracy, the eldest of 7 siblings: Pamela, Thomas, Diana, Unity, Jessica, Deborah. Popularised U and non-U linguistic usage. Novels inclu...
1 memorial
George Borrow
Writer and traveller. Born George Henry Borrow, East Dereham, Norfolk. He travelled widely throughout Europe and Morocco and was also a great linguist. He caused a minor scandal, when, in a transla...
1 memorial
Blackheath Literary Institution
It was built by public subscription, but was very small as an auditorium and failed within 20 years. By 1858 the building had become a newpspaper reading room and lecture hall. It was damaged by a ...
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