Wrapped up in tales of opium addiction and famous friendships, Samuel Taylor Coleridge is one of the most interesting figures to grace the Engli... read more
Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) took the long and rambling road toward finding his calling to be a writer. He was originally supposed to follow in ... read more
Thomas Gray (1716-1771), the fifth and only surviving of twelve children, was born at Cornhill, London, and traveled extensively throughout Fran... read more
A heralded satirist, Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was also a matchmaker, at least to the degree that he facilitated the marriage of British monarc... read more
