Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835 in Missouri. Worked as printer's apprentice and typesetter before becoming riverboat pilot. First gained fame with "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" in 1865. Moved to Nevada Territory, then to San Francisco as journalist
Born in Portland, Maine in 1947 to a traveling vacuum salesman father. Started writing at age six, inspired by Lord of the Flies. Graduated from University of Maine in 1970 with English degree
Born in Edinburgh in 1859 to Irish Catholic parents. Attended Jesuit schools in England and Austria. Studied medicine at Edinburgh University from 1876 to 1881
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Brothers Grimm created timeless fairy tales including "Snow White" and "Sleeping Beauty". William Shakespeare wrote classic plays like Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. Alexander Pushkin was considered "father of Russian poetry". Victor Hugo wrote "Les Misérables" and represented French Romanticism