Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 – 1930)
Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh into a prosperous Irish family. He trained...
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Month: February 2013
Roald Dahl 1916-1990
Best-selling author of children’s books Place of Birth: Cardiff Biography: Author of many of...
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Oscar Wilde 1854-1900
Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde was born in Dublin on 16 October 1854. His father was a...
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Lord Byron (1788-1824)
George Gordon Noel, sixth Baron Byron, was born on 22 January 1788 in London. His father died when...
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Jane Austen (1775 – 1817)
Jane Austen was an English novelist whose books, set among the English middle and upper classes,...
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Herbert George Wells (1866-1946)
English novelist, journalist, sociologist, and historian, whose science fiction stories have been...
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Authenticating Antique Furniture
Furniture can be dated by studying nails and screws. Furniture predating 1790 will include...
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Arts and Crafts Today
How to get the look today Furniture – should be wooden and handmade or at least look as if...
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William Morris (1834 – 1896)
William Morris (1834–1896) was the single most influential designer of the nineteenth century....
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Arts and Crafts (c.1860 to 1910)
The arts and crafts movement was made up of English designers and writers who wanted a return to...
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