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Portrait of English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

(1792 - 1822)

American feminist, activist, and editor Gloria Steinem.

Gloria Steinem

Photograph of American literary critic George Steiner.

George Steiner

(1929 - 2020)

Greek geographer and historian Strabo.

Strabo

(c. 64 BC - c. 25)

American author Gay Talese.

Gay Talese

Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau

(1817 - 1862)

William Lightfoot Visscher

(1842 - 1924)

Black and white photograph of a young H.G. Wells with a mustache.

H.G. Wells

(1866 - 1946)

Black and white photograph of American author Edith Wharton.

Edith Wharton

(1862 - 1937)

Black and white photograph of E. B. White sitting at his typewriter with his dachshund.

E.B. White

(1899 - 1985)

American poet, journalist, and essayist Walt Whitman.

Walt Whitman

(1819 - 1892)

Photograph of British writer and journalist Simon Winchester.

Simon Winchester

Linguist, lexicographer, columnist, and editor Ben Zimmer.

Ben Zimmer