Novelist. Born New York City as Herman Melvill. After 7 years as a seaman on whaling ships 1837 - 44 he began writing about his experiences and in 1851 published Moby Call-me-Ishmael Dick. In that book he refers to Bentham's auto-icon which he would have seen when he was in London on 1849. Died New York City.
See Londonist for some more on Melville's London.
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Herman Melville
Herman Melville, 1819 - 1891, author of Moby Dick, lived here in 1849. Englis...
Writer and novelist. Born at 14 John Street, Poplar. He wrote detective novels and stories about working-class life in London's East End. His best known work was 'A Child of the Jago', set in a fic...
Born in London, at the Polygon building in Somers Town. Parents: William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, Eleven days after her birth her mother died. Most famous for writing "Frankenstein". A freq...
Nurse, journalist, broadcaster, novelist and 'agony aunt'. Born Claire Berenice Chetwynd in London. Her early life was marred by the cruelty of her parents who put her in a psychiatric hospital wh...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Literature, Medicine, TV & Radio, Canada
Author and poet. Born Florence Margaret Smith in Kingston upon Hull. She supposedly got her nickname when out riding with a friend, who thought she looked like the jockey Steve Donoghue. Her father...
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.
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