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Gardening

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Health

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History

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Humour

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Irish Interest

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Military History

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Music

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Occult

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Philosophy

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Poetry

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Unexplained Phenomenon

Literary People On This Day - April 15
A celebration of writers and writing on this day through history.

1843

Henry James

Henry James was born on 15th April, 1843 in New York City and died on 28th February, 1916. in Chelsea, England.
Although James was born and bred in the USA, he spent most of his working life in England.
James was particularly prolific, writing books on criticism, travel, autobiography and plays, besides his many novels.
The Ambassadors is the novel which pleased James the most as it it used the first person narrative and seemed to get into the character of the person more.
James was very interested in making his fictions as realistic as possible and using the first person narrative gave him the opportunity to convey the protagonist's feelings to a greater extent.
James would focus on his characters and display their reactions to extreme emotional stress.

1940

Jeffrey Archer

Jeffrey Archer was born in London, England in April 15, 1940. Archer has sold over 250 million books. He was a member of Parliament but had to resign after a scandal. He concentrated on his writing and produced top selling books over a period of ten years, Archer became chairman of the Conservative Party before he had to resign because of another scandal. This time a custodial sentence ensued. After spending two years in prison Archer continued writing. First Among Equals was published in the time when he was the Conservative Party Chairman and in one the high points of his life. Jeffrey Archer drew on his experience in Belmarsh Prison to write A Prisoner of Birth

1955

Paul Alexander

Paul Alexander edited Ariel Ascending, a book about Sylvia Plath. This encouraged him to write his own book about her, Rough Magic. Alexander continued his writing career with articles on Andy Warhol in The Village Voice and New York and this culminated in his book on Warhol "Death and Disaster: The Rise of Warhol's Empire and the Race for Andy's Millions." A biography of James Dean, Boulevard of Broken Dreams was published in 1994 and became a top seller in the US. Alexander wrote three political books on John Kerry, John McCain and Carl Rove. His journalism has appeared in numerous publications from the New Yorker to the Guardian. He has also had a career in broadcasting.

1968

Mons Kallentoft

Mons Kallentoft was born in Sweden in April, 1968. Kaleftoft has written five books in the Malin Fors detective series. Midwinter Sacrifice in the first and there are two more to be translated. So far Midwinter Sacrifice has been translated into 28 languages.

1980

Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre was a French philosopher, dramatist and novelist best known for his Existentialist philosophies. Altona and Other Plays is a collection of his plays.

1993

Leslie Charteris

Leslie Charteris was an American/English author of adventure stories. His most well known protagonist is The Saint, of which there were 43 books. along with these there was the British TV series which popularised the Saint. These shows were loosely based on Charteris's short stories. There were also episodes which were written by other people but credited to Charteris. The Saint in Trouble is one of these novels.

Literary and other important events that occurred on this day in April

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Crime Fiction

Crime Fiction books are, undoubtably, among the best fiction books of all the fiction genres. Detective fiction is everywhere. Crime movies are very popular in the cinema and on television in a variety of mini-series. Almost every author seems to want to try their hand.

Authors include Colin Bateman, Michael Connelly, Colin Dexter, Peter James, Stieg Larsson and Patrick Suskind
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Short Stories

Short Story writing is one of the broadest kinds around. The only common feature is that the stories are usually fiction, and even that may not always be the case. There are an abundent number of collections and anthologies to choose from. And there are the stallworths, authors who specialise in the short story. Almost every author has a go at the short story because they can feature ideas that would not work as well in a longer form. There is something about the immediacy of the short story that is not in the novel. No long build up and introduction to characters. Just straight in.

Authors include Monica Ali, Joseph Conrad, Guy de Maupassant, Anne Enright, Aldous Huxley and Bryan MacMahon.
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Thrillers

Thrillers are one of the most popular categories of books. It is the thrill-of-the-chase. Will the hapless hero come good in the end? Will the fair maiden be saved? What is the fate of the Earth?

Authors include Dan Brown, Paul Carson, Lee Child, Allan Folsom, John Grisham and Stephen Leather.
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Science Fiction

Science Fiction introduces us to possibilities. It is the world of the future, a world that has the potential to come about. The only thing standing in the way is technology. If someone told you forty years ago that there would be driverless cars you would have thought them crazy. But we are on the cusp. There is no guarantee that they will be used by most people but the possibility is there. The Internet was predicted in a science fiction novel. Now it is reality. So open up to the possibilities of the future and then just wait.

Authors include Douglas Adams, Piers Anthony, Isaac Asimov, Iain M Banks, Arthur C Clarke, and Frederik Pohl.
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Fantasy

Fantasy books are for dreamers. What is wrong with a dream? It was dreamers that brought civilisation to the world. Perhaps it is not exactly what the dreamers contemplated, but it is a far cry from what was there before. The creative process that sees the chance of building or making something new is unique to man on the scale that humans have achieved. At least as far as we know at this time. But the dream was the starting point. The authors in this section have this ability to dream in abundence.

Authors include L A Banks, Ian Irvine, Morgan Llywelyn, Anne McCaffrey and Michael Moorcock and Philip Pullman
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Horror

Horror fiction is enthralling, dark and scary. A horror book is a not-put-down book. It encapsulates the promise of a fantasy or a romance to lull you into a false sense of security. Then it grips you with the twist of a thriller and won't let you go until you have been through the wringer of emotions. Some have happy endings, some are dark, but you never know until the very last page. And tempting as it is to sneak a look you are still too caught up withthe here and now to look. And perhaps a little scared too.

Authors include Clive Barker, Laurell K Hamilton , Charlaine Harris, Stephen King, H P Lovecraft and Darren Shan.
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Children's Books

Children's Books. Enlightening, entertaining and educational. The theory is that if it is fun it is not work. The authors here are masters of getting the good stuff in when you don't notice it. Roddy Doyle can be rude at times, but he is also filling you with creative ideas. Roald Dahl is keeping you busy with theatrics and unusual behaviour but letting you know how best to behave, even though it is a bit naughty.

Authors include Melvin Burgess, Trevor J Colgan, Roald Dahl, Roddy Doyle, Terry Jones, and R L Stine.
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Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of humans in a societal sense in both the past and the present circumstances. There are branches of anthropology, social, cultural, linguistic and biological, all studying different aspects of human behaviour in their own surroundings. Robert Ardrey is an exponent of biological anthropology. Desmond Morris works on cultural anthropology and explains how humans and animals behave in relation to other humans and other animals. Laurens van der Post questions how humans fit into the surroundings of a world where humans and animals must co-exist in order for it to continue at all.

Authors include Robert Ardrey, Desmond Morris and Laurens Van Der Post.
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Art Books

Art Books comprises art history, art appreciation and art instruction. Here we have G C Arcan writing about the Renaissance period of art, Douglas Cooper writing on Paul Klee and Donald Sasson gives us an in depth view on the Mona Lisa. Henk J van den Berg is also featured with his Dutch views. For beginners wanting to experiment we have Watercolour and Sketching for Beginners.

Authors include G C Argan, Henk J van den Berg, Douglas Cooper, Parragon and Donald Sassoon
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Biography & Autobiography

Biography & Autobiography includes a wide vista of works on people from Literature, music, entertainment, politics, the sciences, in fact almost every subject you can think of. There are books about President Barak Obama, actor James Dean, comedians Peter Kay and Griff Rhys Jones and many more.

Authors include Paul Alexander, John Bryson, Jung Chang, Peter Kay, Barrack Obama, and Robert Sabbag
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Business

Business books tell us how business works and how it sometimes does not work. Here we have examples of Ryanair and Wall-Mart and some excellent writing on business practices by eminent businessmen.

Authors include H W Brands, Siobhan Creaton, Charles Fishman, Charles Handy, J Christopher Holloway and Tom Peters
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Computer & Technology

Computer & Technology The Cyber world explained and examined. Books on the effects of computer technology, hacking, and a look at one of the early exponents of the computer worls, IBM.

Authors include Edward Feigenbaum and Pamela McCorduck, Katie Hafner and John Markoff, Steven Levy, Jacques Maisonrouge and Lou Mobley and Kate McKeown
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Correspondence

Correspondence is how we relate to each other. Communication through letters has always been popular, even if nowadays it happens more often in the cloud. Here are some correspondences between some very well known people which gives us an insight into their lives that we otherwise would not be able to get.

Authors include Guy de la Bedoyere, Ursula Doyle, Olga Kenyon, September Strindberg and James Thurber.
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Drama

Here we have books on the theatre, acting and screenplays.

Authors include Anton Chekhov, Gill Foreman, Brian Friel, Sean McCann, Neil Jordan and Paul Laverty
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Environment & Nature

The environment is possibly the most important issue we face today. It is the issue that we cannot afford to get wrong. The consequences are far too great to take the environment and nature lightly. Here we have some of the world's best writers on the subject to enlighten us.

Authors include J Bentley Aistrop, Thomas Berry, Vitus B Droscher, David Icke, Jack Rudloe and Barbara Ward and Rene Dubos.
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Essays

There are famous essays and famous essayists. Here we have some famous essaysists and some not so famous essayists. Anthony Burgess would have been known for his outspoken personality. His journalism and essays speak for themselves. Tim Parks delivers more an autobiographical style, writng about everyday things. Kurt Vonnegut Jr takes a poke at consumerism as he describes Galapagos. Tom Wolfe takes a more political stance as he percieves how the establishment are dealing with the new kids on the block.

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Authors include Anthony Burgess, Tim Parks, Terry Prone, Kurt Vonnegut Jr and Tom Wolfe.
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Food & Drink

Authors include Mrs Beeton, Carol Bowen and Anne Mason.
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Gardening

Books include Dictionary of Annual Plants.
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Health

Authors include Dr Sarah Brewer, Allen Carr, Viktor E Frankl, Joan Geraghty, Patrick Holford and Dr Jean Kirkpatrick.
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History

Authors include Geoffrey Ashe, Antony Beevor, Nicholas Bethell, Dee Brown, Thomas B Costain and Tom Holland.
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Humour

Authors include Scott Adams, Jasper Carrott, Jeremy Clarkson, Harvey Kurtzman, Ross O'Carroll-Kelly and Terry Wogan.
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Irish Interest

Authors include Gerry Adams, Sally Belfrage, Damian Corless, Bryan Fanning, Alice Taylor and John Waters
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Literary Criticism

Books include Writers on Writing by Walter Allen, Jean-Paul Sartre: His Philosophy by Rene Lafarge, Margaret Drabble, Dark Sun by Graham Hough, Jean-Paul Sartre: His Philosophy by Rene Lafarge and Shaw and the Nineteenth Century Theatre by Martin Miesel.
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Military History

Books include Convoy by Paul Kemp, Apache Dawn by Damien Lewis, Andy McNab, A Bright Shining Lie by Neil Sheehan.
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Music

Authors include Stand and Deliver by Adam Ant, Out of This World by Mark Beaumont, Essential Elton by Spencer Bright, From Pieces to Weight by 50 Cent, John Peel A Life in Music by Michael Heatley and Paul Weller
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Occult

Books include Gems and Crystals For Beginners by Kristyna Arcarti, The Zelator by David Ovason.
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Philosophy

Authors include Pascal by Jacques Chevalier, Sonas - Celtic Thoughts on Happiness by Catherine Conlon, Taking Flight by Anthony de Mello, Tibetan Book of the Dead ed. by Francesca Fremantle, From Beginning to End by Robert Fulghum and Sun_Tzu
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Poetry

Poets include Frances Astor, Pam Ayres, John Betjeman, Paul Durcan Fintan Murphy and Rathmines Writers
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Politics

Authors include Benjamin R Barber,Jimmy Carter, Noam Chomsky, James Connolly, Robin Cook and Michael Moore.
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Religion

Authors include J M Allegro, Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, G K Chesterton, Teilhard de Chardin and Peter de Rosa.
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Science Books

Authors include John Stewart Collis, Richard Dawkins, Richard P Feynman, Martin Gardner, James Gleick and Stephen Hawking.
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Sociology Books

Authors include Fergal Keane, Oscar Lewis, Vance Packard, Jeremy Paxman, Alexandra Robbins and Alvin Toffler.
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Sport

Authors include Bjorn Borg, Robbie Fowler, Steven Gerrard, Breandan O'hEithir and J P R Williams.
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Travel & Language

Authors include Bill Bryson, Peter Mayle, Dervla Murphy, Eric Newby and Jonathan Raban.
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True Crime

Authors include Vincent Bulgliosi, James Fox, Val McDermid, Ann Rule, Howard Sounes and Paul Williams.
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Unexplained Phenomenon

Authors and books include Keith Charles, Paranormal Ireland by Dara de Faoite, Timothy Good, Herbert B Greenhouse and Jenny Randles.
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