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Author: George Orwell

Born: June 25, 1903

Died: January 21, 1950

Wrote: Animal Farm, 1984, numerous plays, poetry

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George was born in Motihari, India, and his given birth name was Eric Arthur Blair. He was a heavy smoker, which did not help the fact that he had weak lungs. He died at his young age of tuberculosis.

Quote: Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.

 

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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DL

Born: May 22, 1859

Died: July 7, 1930

Wrote: The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries

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Mr. Doyle was a Scottish Physician as well as a writer. Most famously known for writing Sherlock Holmes, he wrote 60 mysteries that centered around Sherlock and Watson. He was married twice; his first wife dying of tuberculosis. He had a total of 5 children.

Quote: Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.

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Author: E.B. White (Elwyn Brooks)

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Born: July 11, 1899

Died: October 1, 1985

 

Fun Facts: He was a contributor for the New Yorker, co-author of “The Elements of Style”, and writer of “Charlotte’s Web, Stuart Little, Stuart Little 2, Call of the Wild, and others

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Quote: “If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”

― E.B. White

 

Many have grown up with Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little being some of the first books we were introduced to as children. I wish more children today still felt the enjoyment and wonder of walking into a library and seeing nothing but shelves full of adventure, mystery, heartbreak, and miracles.