World Authors

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World Authors 800 B.C. to Present

Some 10,000 authors--the greatest writers of all time--are included in the World Authors 800 B.C.-Present full text database of biographies and bibliographies.

The World Authors Series represent a wide variety of nations, cultures and eras: classical Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, Renaissance through the current century. The authors profiled wrote in over 30 languages including Italian, Greek, Latin, Hebrew, and Icelandic, and they include poets, novelists, dramatists, chroniclers, essayists, scientists, and theologians.

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Nearly 11,000 authors from many nations, cultures, and eras: 800 B.C.-Present
Every author a student is likely to encounter in high school and college.
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A range of search options: Name, Title, Genre, Gender, Place of Origin, Date of Birth
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