Otto Ludwig

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

The Death of Shakespeare

What Did Shakespeare Sound Like?

Facsimile of one of William Henry Ireland's forgeries, a primitive self-portrait of William Shakespeare(tinted engraving). Published for Samuel Ireland, Norfolk Street, Strand, December 1, 1795. (W.H. Ireland, forgery)

The Time a Law Clerk Successfully Forged a New Shakespeare Play to Impress His Dad

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World Poetry Day

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Attack on Pearl Harbor Timeline

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The 6 Deadliest Earthquakes Since 1950

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The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time

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10 Best Hockey Players of All Time

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Horsing Around: 7 of the Weirdest Racehorse Names in History

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Periods of American Literature

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Born	February 12, 1813 • Germany
Died	February 25, 1865 (aged 52) • Dresden • Germany • (Anniversary in 3 days)
Notable Works	“Between Heaven and Earth” • “The Cheerful Ones and Their Opposites”
Subjects Of Study	Poetic Realism • William Shakespeare

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Ludwig Tieck

German writer

Johann Elias Schlegel

German author and critic

Charles Lamb

British author

August Wilhelm von Schlegel

German scholar and critic

Christoph Martin Wieland

German poet

David Garrick

English actor, poet, and producer

Harley Granville-Barker

British author and producer

Vajiravudh

king of Siam

Delia Salter Bacon

American author

Robert Armin

English actor

Gabre-Medhin Tsegaye

Ethiopian author

Gregorio Martínez Sierra

Spanish dramatist

Mary Ann Lamb

British author

Nahum Tate

English writer

Mihály Babits

Hungarian author

Alexander Dyce

Scottish editor

Friedrich Ludwig Schröder

German actor and theatrical manager

Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt

German writer and translator

Eduard Devrient

German actor

Ludwig Dessoir

German actor

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