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Literary Initials
A large number of authors choose to use some form of initials in their name when it appears in their literary work. This includes some of the most famous authors of the 20th century – D. H. Lawrence, J. D. Salinger, T. S. Eliot, J. R. R. Tolkien, etc. – and also a host of lesser-known writers. Well-known initials and their corresponding full names are listed below. A B C D E F G H I * I. A. Richards – Ivor Armstrong Richards * I. A. R. Wylie – Ida Alexa Ross Wylie * Iain M. Banks – Iain Menzies Banks * I. F. Stone – Isidor Feinstein Stone * I. M. E. Blandin – Isabella Margaret Elizabeth Blandin * I. McC. Wilson – Ibbie McColm Wilson J K L M N O * O. E. Rølvaag – Ole Edvart Rølvaag * O. Henry – pen-name of William Sydney Porter * O. Douglas – pen-name of Anna Masterton Buchan P R S T U * U. A. Fanthorpe – Ursula Askham Fanthorpe * Ursula K. Le Guin or (onc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Authors
An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility for what was created''." Typically, the first owner of a copyright is the person who created the work, i.e. the author. If more than one person created the work (i.e., multiple authors), then a case of joint authorship takes place. The copyright laws are have minor differences in various jurisdictions across the United States. The United States Copyright Office, for example, defines copyright as "a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to authors of 'original works of authorship.'" Legal significance of authorship Holding the title of "author" over any "literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, rcertain other intellectual works" gives rights to this person, the owner of the copyright, especially t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Catharine may refer to: * Catharine (given name) In geography: * Catharine, New York * St. Catharine, Missouri * Saint Catharine, Kentucky * Catharine, Illinois * Catharine, Kansas * St. Catharines, Ontario See also *Catherina (and similar spellings) Catherina is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Dona Catherina of Kandy (died 1613), ruling Queen of Kandy in 1581 * Catherina Boevey (1669–1726), English philanthropist * Catherina Cibbini-Kozeluch, (1785–1858), Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward P
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes. The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, for whom Henry had a deep admiration. Variant forms The name has been adopted in the Iberian peninsula since the 15th century, due to Edward, King of Portugal, whose mother was English. The Spanish/Portuguese forms of the name are Eduardo and Duarte. Other variant forms include French Édouard, Italian Edoardo and Odoardo, German, Dutch, Czech and Romanian Eduard and Scandinavian Edvard. Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy and Ned. Peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphemia Vale Blake
Euphemia Vale Blake (, Vale; pen names, E. Vale Smith and E. Vale Blake; 7 May 1817 – 21 October 1904) was a British-born American author and critic. She wrote extensively for the ''North American Review'', the ''Christian Examiner'', the ''Boston Evening Transcript'', and other well-known publications. From 1857, she lived in Brooklyn, engaged in journalism. She was the author of ''Arctic Experiences''; ''Teeth, Ether and Chloroform''; ''History of Newburyport''; ''A History of Tammany Hall'', and ''Ocean Wonders'' (on sea life). Early life Euphemia (or "Euphenia") Vale was born in Hastings, England, 1817. Her parents were Prof. Gilbert and Hepsibah (Johnstone) Vale. She came with her father, mother and other members of the family to New York City in 1823. Prof. Vale was well known as an author, publisher, inventor, public lecturer and a professor of astronomy and other branches of mathematics, making a specialty of navigation; he died in Brooklyn in 1866. Career In New York C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Sheridan Fry
Emma Sheridan Fry (, Sheridan; pen name, Polly and E. V. Sheridan; October 1, 1864 – December 1936) was an American actor, playwright, and teacher. She started her career as a stage actress and after retiring from that, she became a writer for various periodicals and wrote plays. In 1903, she established the Children's and Young People's Theatre in New York City. Also in that city, she served as director of the Children's Educational Theatre and the Educational Players, as well as teaching at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Fry died in 1936. Early life and education Emma Viola Sheridan was born in Painesville, Ohio, October 1, 1864. Her mother, Emma Christina (Huther) Sheridan, was a niece of the New England clergyman, Rev. Joseph W. Parker. Her father, Congressman George Augustus Sheridan, fought with the Army of the Cumberland during the American Civil War, and later developed a national reputation as an orator. Fry was always his friend, confidant and counselor. She w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Lee Sherwood Ragan
Emily Lee Sherwood Ragan (, Lee; after first marriage, Sherwood; after second marriage, Ragan; pen names, Jennie Crayon, E. L. S., Mrs. E. L. Sherwood; March 28, 1839 – April 19, 1916) was an American author and journalist. She was engaged in journalism in Washington, D.C., 1888–1900, and was also a contributor to other papers and magazines. By 1899, she engaged as special writer and searcher of Library of Congress. Ragan served as press superintendent of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) of D. C.; and president of the board of directors of the Women's Clinic. Ragan was a charter member of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.); and was the corresponding secretary for eighteen years of the Woman's Universalist Missionary Society, then known as Women's Centenary Association. Ragan favored woman suffrage. She was the author of ''Willis Peyton's Inheritance'', 1889; and collaborator with Mary Smith Lockwood in preparing and publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Loraine Dorsey
Ella Loraine Dorsey (pen name, E. L. Dorsey; March 2, 1853 – November 4, 1935) was an American author, journalist, and translator. She contributed articles to magazines and wrote many stories, among them ''Midshipman Bob'', ''Jet, the War Mule'', ''The Taming of Polly'', ''The Children of Avalon'', ''The Jose Maria'', ''The Two Tramps'', ''Saxty's Angel'', ''Pickle and Pepper'', ''The End of the White Man's Trail'', and ''Pocahontas''. She entered journalistic work in 1871, and for ten years was a special correspondent and special writer on Washington, D.C. newspapers, subsequently serving in a similar capacity for newspapers in Chicago, Boston and Cincinnati. In 1886, she specialized in the writing of Catholic Church, Catholic Young adult fiction, juvenile fiction. She was one of the indexers and Russian translators in the Scientific Library of the United States Department of the Interior, and during the Spanish–American War, was a volunteer assistant in the Hospital Corps of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Lee Benedict
Emma Lee Benedict (, Benedict; after marriage, Transeau; pen names, E. L. Benedict and E. L. B. Transeau; November 16, 1857 – February 3, 1937) was an American magazine editor, educator, and the author of several books of prose and poetry between 1887 and 1918. She was a pleasant, logical and forcible speaker and writer in her special line of educational and scientific topics, particularly third-wave temperance, and was in frequent demand as an instructor at teachers' institutes. Early life and education Emma Lee (sometimes recorded as "Lydia") Benedict was born in Clifton Park, New York, November 16, 1857. Her parents were Stephen Benedict (1821-1906) and Sarah Crosby (d. 1862). As the daughter of a farmer, she gained a love for nature as well as the foundations of robust health and a good physique. Always fond of books, at the age of twelve years she had read nearly everything in her father's small but well-selected library. She had at least two brothers, Hiram A. Benedict an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Gillmore Alden
Emily Gillmore Alden (pen name, E. G. A.; January 21, 1834 – June 6, 1914) was an American author and educator. For forty years, Alden was a member of the faculty of Monticello Seminary, and for nearly fifty years, the poet of the school. Alden wrote the commencement day poems for Monticello every year since she entered the institution. ''Harriet Newell Haskell : a span of sunshine gold'' was published in 1908 and ''Poems by Emily Gillmore Alden'' was published in 1909. Early life and education Emily Gillmore (or, "Gilmore") Alden was born in Boston, Massachusetts, January 21, 1834. On April 11, her mother, Emily (Gillmore) Alden, died. Her father, Joseph Warren Alden, remarried and Alden had three half siblings, Ann Frances, Joseph Henry, and James Birney. Alden was of Pilgrim ancestry, being a descendant of John Alden, a crew member of the '' Mayflower''. In infancy, before the mother's death, the family removed to Cambridge, Massachusetts and Alden's education was purs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essie B
Essie is a given name and nickname/ hypocorism usually used as a feminine name. As a standalone name, ''Essie'' can be found in several languages, including Romance, Germanic, and Persian ones. In each case, the name means "star." As a nickname, it is used as a short form of several names, including '' Esther'', '' Estelle'', ''Celeste'', ''Leslie'', ''Lesley'', and ''Esmeralda''. In the United States, the name reached its greatest popularity in the 1890s, peaking as the 139th most popular name for girls born during that decade. People Women * Essie Ackland (1896–1975), Australian singer * Essie Coffey (1940–1998), Australian Muruwari woman, co-founder of the Western Aboriginal Legal Service * Essie Davis (born 1970), Australian actress * Essie Garrett (1947–2014), American ultramarathon runner and instructor * Essie Jain, English indie singer-songwriter * Essie Jenyns (1864–1920), Australian stage actress * Essie Kelley (born 1957), American former middle-dista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Proulx
Edna Ann Proulx (; born August 22, 1935) is an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. She has written most frequently as Annie Proulx but has also used the names E. Annie Proulx and E.A. Proulx. She won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for her first novel, ''Postcards''. Her second novel, ''The Shipping News'' (1993), won both the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction and was adapted as a 2001 film of the same name. Her short story "Brokeback Mountain" was adapted as an Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award-winning motion picture released in 2005. Personal life Proulx was born Edna Ann Proulx in Norwich, Connecticut, to Lois Nellie ( Gill) and Georges-Napoléon Proulx. Her first name honored one of her mother's aunts. She is of English and French-Canadian ancestry. Her maternal forebears came to America in 1635, 15 years after the ''Mayflower'' arrived. She graduated from Deering High School in Portland, Maine, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DBC Pierre
Peter Warren Finlay (born in 1961), also known as DBC Pierre, is an Australian author who wrote the novel ''Vernon God Little''. Pierre was born in South Australia, and largely raised in Mexico. He has resided in the Republic of Ireland and now, according to an August 2020 interview in ''The Guardian'', lives in Cambridgeshire.. Pierre was awarded the 2003 Man Booker Prize for ''Vernon God Little'', his first novel, becoming the third Australian-born author to be so honoured. Upon winning the Whitbread First Novel Award in 2003 he became the first writer to receive a Man Booker and a Whitbread for the same book. The book also won the Bollinger Wodehouse Everyman Prize for comic literature at the Hay Festival in 2003, and earned the author a James Joyce Award from the Literary and Historical Society of University College Dublin. Early life Born in Old Reynella, South Australia, where his father was lecturing in genetics at the University of Adelaide, Pierre had, by the age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
