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Black and white image of American writer Herman Melville.

Herman Melville

(1819 - 1891)

American author Steven Millhauser.

Steven Millhauser

American musician Charles Mingus.

Charles Mingus

(1922 - 1979)

Irish writer George Moore.

George Moore

(1852 - 1933)

color oil painting of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in a red tunic with gray hair

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

(1756 - 1791)

American journalist Susan Orlean.

Susan Orlean

Engraving of Pliny the Elder.

Pliny the Elder

(23 - 79)

Black and white image of Greek biographer and writer Plutarch.

Plutarch

(46 - c. 120)

Painting of François Rabelais.

François Rabelais

(1494 - 1553)

American poet Theodore Roethke.

Theodore Roethke

(1908 - 1963)

British philosopher, logician, and social critic Bertrand Russell.

Bertrand Russell

(1872 - 1970)

Japanese diarist and poet Sei Shōnagon.

Sei Shonagon

(c. 966 - c. 1025)

British author Mary Shelley.

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

(1797 - 1851)

Ōyama Shirō

Engraving of Scottish economist Adam Smith.

Adam Smith

(1723 - 1790)

English author Robert Southey.

Robert Southey

(1774 - 1843)

Black and white photograph of American novelist John Steinbeck.

John Steinbeck

(1902 - 1968)

American feminist, activist, and editor Gloria Steinem.

Gloria Steinem

Roman playwright Terence.

Terence

(c. 195 BC - c. 159 BC)

Freelance writer and former academic ghostwriter Dave Tomar.

Dave Tomar

Black and white photograph of a young Mark Twain with dark hair.

Mark Twain

(1835 - 1910)

Usama Ibn Munqidh

(1095 - 1188)

Photograph of Thorstein Veblen

Thorstein Veblen

(1857 - 1929)

Portrait bust of Roman poet Virgil.

Virgil

(70 BC - 19 BC)