Charles Dudley Warner

Charles Dudley Warner was born in Plainfield, Massachusetts. His father passed away when he was five, and his mother sent him to live with a guardian in Charlemont, Massachusetts. He…

Read More

Dorothy Ulrich Troubetzkoy

Dorothy Ulrich Troubetzkoy was an award-winning poet and journalist. She attended Vassar College before transferring to the University of Chicago to study with noted playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder.  New…

Read More

Wallace Stevens

Wallace Stevens was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. In high school, he achieved high marks and was known as a skillful orator. He reported for the school newspaper. Upon graduation, he…

Read More

Emily Parmely Collins

Emily Parmely Collins was born in South Bristol, New York. She was an industrious reader of history and poetry. In her teens she became a school teacher. She was very…

Read More