One of the greatest satirists of all time, Geoffrey Chaucer was born to a London wine merchant in the 1340s. In 1367 he was called to the court ... read more
Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) was a gifted child with a promising career, but ran away at home at seventeen to live on the streets of London. A ... read more
John Dryden pushed rhyming couplets to new heights in satires. He was born August 9, 1631, in Northamptonshire, England, to a family with ties t... read more
