Edmund Spencer

Edmund Spenser (1552/1553 – 13 January 1599) was a renowned English poet and writer, best known for his epic poem "The Faerie Queene." He played a significant role in shaping English literature during the Renaissance period and left a lasting impact on subsequent generations of poets. Spenser's most famous work, "The Faerie Queene," is an…

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky was born in 1821 at a Moscow hospital where his father was employed as a doctor. The family was poor, but their descent from 17th-century nobility entitled them to own land and serfs. Dostoyevsky’s mother, Maria, was loving and religious; his father, Mikhail, tended toward alcoholism and violence, and his…

Jane Austen

The most well-known female writer in the history of English literature. She was born in Steventon, UK, on December 16, 1775. She was the youngest of seven children in her family.Jane Austen’s father was a country vicar.Jane got most of her education at home. Her family members are all fond of reading books. She appreciated…

Alfred Lord Tennyson

Alfred, Lord Tennyson Alfred Tennyson was an English poet. Born: 6 August 1809 Died: 6 October 1892 Nationality: English Occupation: Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign (1850–1892), The British Poet Laureate is an honorary position appointed by the monarch of the United Kingdom. It was in 1850 that Tennyson reached the pinnacle of his career, finally publishing his…

Edmund Spenser

Birth: 1552/1553 - London, England (there is still some ambiguity) Parents: His parenthood is obscure, but he was probably the son of John Spenser, a journeyman clothmaker. Spouse: Married his first wife, Machabyas Childe. They had two children, Sylvanus and Katherine. By 1594, Spenser's first wife had died, and in that year, he married a…