Person    | Male  Born 9/9/1828  Died 20/11/1910

Leo Tolstoy

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

This art work is in the style of Donald Rooum. He was the Anarchists' self-ef...

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Jan Kaplan

Jan Kaplan

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Person, Literature, TV & Radio, Czechoslovakia

1 memorial
Jerome K. Jerome

Jerome K. Jerome

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Hayes Literary Society

Hayes Literary Society

We can find little about this group but they were very active in 1992  re. Orwell.

Group, Community / Clubs, Literature

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Nina Bawden

Nina Bawden

Writer of novels for adults and children, and late in life, campaigner for railway safety. Born Nina Mary Mabey in Ilford, Essex. As a child she was evacuated during the blitz, giving her memories...

Person, Literature, Transport

1 memorial
Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley

Writer. Born Aldous Leonard Huxley in Godalming, Surrey, the son of Leonard Huxley. He wrote nearly fifty books, the best known of which are: 'Eyeless in Gaza', 'Antic Hay' and 'Brave New World'. I...

Person, Literature, USA

1 memorial