Lists of writers
關於歷史演義系列就算古代鴻儒,讀正史也不算輕鬆,對於現代人而言,讀正史更是仰之彌高,望而生畏。偶然勉強開卷,卻是充滿古言古語,艱深典故,終究難以卒讀。因此,明清兩代,有許多文人墨客受到施耐庵水滸傳及羅貫中三國演義的啟發,紛紛將浩繁深奧的正史材料,改寫成可以深入大眾生活的歷史演義白話小說。當時的白話,雖有時空與俚俗的差異而無法全然理解,但是讀來並不困難,一回兩回之後,即可領略歷史曲折與人物血淚的趣味。故
Adam Smith FRSA (16 June 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher, pioneer of political economy, and a key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment. He is best known for two classic works: The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759), and An Inquiry int
狄更斯1812年出生於樸次茅斯,是伊莉莎白·巴洛的第二個孩子。狄更斯5歲時全家就遷居查塔姆,10歲時又搬到康登鎮(Camden Town,今屬倫敦)。約翰·狄更斯因債務問題而入獄,一家人隨著父親遷至牢房居住,狄更斯也因此被送到倫敦一家鞋店作學徒,每天工作10個小時。或許是由於這段經歷,備嚐艱辛、屈辱,看盡人情冷暖,使得狄更斯的作品更關注底層社會的生活狀態。小說大衛科波菲爾中,就是描寫了自己這一段遭遇。不過後來由於一筆遺產而令
car Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 – 1900) was an Irish author, playwright and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. He is remembered for his ep
李昉歷仕後漢、後周,爲翰林學士,最後歸宋,加中書舍人。曾經三度入仕翰林。宋太宗太平興國八年(983年)拜同中書門下平章事。端拱元年(988年),罷爲右僕射。淳化二年(991年),復拜平章事。曾參與編撰《舊五代史》,並主編《太平御覽》、《太平廣記》、《文苑英華》三部類書。其中《太平御覽》全書1000卷,《太平廣記》全書500卷,《文苑英華》全書1000卷,皆秩卷繁浩之作。參與編纂工作的徐鉉(916—991)撰有《稽神
William Crary Brownell (1851–1928) was an American journalist and literary critic influenced by Matthew Arnold. After graduating from Amherst College in 1871, Brownell worked for the New York World from 1871 to 1879 and The Nation from 1879 to 1881. F
Anna Katharine Green (November 11, 1846 – April 11, 1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished herself by writing well plotted, legally accurate stories. Green has been ca
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Charles Dickens (1812-1870).—Novelist, born at Landport, near Portsmouth, where his father was a clerk in the Navy Pay-Office. The hardships and mortifications of his early life, his want of regular schooling, and his miserable time in the blacking fac
Thomas Kuhn(1922-1996)為一猶太後裔,他先是在私立中學受中等教育,17歲進入哈佛大學物理系就讀,1943年畢業並繼續在母校攻讀博士,1949年以「單鍵金屬聚合能量和原子量子缺失的關係」的論文獲得博士學位。1951年起開始在哈佛擔任教學輔導,擔任「一般教育和科學史」課程。1954-1955年獲Guggenheim獎學金,在「行為科學高等研究中心」從事研究。1956-1964年他在加州柏克萊分校擔任教職並升至教授一
Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, writer of short stories, and poet from the American Renaissance period. Most of his writings were published between 1846 and 1857. Best known for his sea adventure Typee (1
Mary Roberts Rinehart (August 12, 1876 – September 22, 1958) was an American writer, often called the American Agatha Christie, although her first mystery novel was published 14 years before Christie's first novel in 1922.Rinehart is consi
作者生平不詳 關於谷月社自小愛讀雜書,高中以後也曾嚐試寫幾個短篇。偶有佳作。但因作品不多,又不喜歡面對出版社對待新人的慣有奚落,所以從沒有真正將作品交付他人出版。二十年間,因生活中有許多動盪,以至於許多舊年手稿散落無蹤。對於一個用過心血寫作並有不俗成果的人而言,遺失作品可謂人生之一痛矣。因此,自接觸電腦之後,對於電腦神奇的運算與存取功能懷有極高寄望。並私下期望有朝一日可以透過數位科
From the 1910s until his death, Van Loon wrote many books, illustrating them himself. Most widely known among these is The Story of Mankind, a history of the world especially for children, which won the first Newbery Medal in 1922. The book was later upda
諾伯特·維納(英語:Norbert Wiener,1894年11月26日-1964年3月18日),生於美國密蘇里州哥倫比亞,應用數學家,在電子工程方面貢獻良多。
南方甫,鹿港人,1962年生。
Andre Alice Norton (born Alice Mary Norton, February 17, 1912 – March 17, 2005) was an American writer of science fiction and fantasy with some works of historical fiction and contemporary fiction. She wrote primarily under the pen name Andre Norton, b
阿瑟·柯南·道爾爵士(Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ,1859年5月22日-1930年7月7日)英國小說家,因成功的塑造了偵探人物--夏洛克·福爾摩斯而成為偵探小說歷史上最重要的小說家之一。除此之外他還曾寫過多部其他類型的小說,如科幻、懸疑、 歷史小說、愛情小說、戲劇、詩歌等。柯南·道爾在公元1859年5月22日出生於英國北部城市,蘇格蘭首府愛丁堡,9歲時就被送入耶穌預備學校學習,當他在1875年離開學校時道爾已經對天主教產生厭
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荀子(約公元前313年-公元前238年),名況,字卿,華夏族(漢族),戰國末期趙國人。著名思想家、文學家、政治家,時人尊稱「荀卿」。西漢時因避漢宣帝劉詢諱,因」荀」與「孫」二字古音相通,故又稱孫卿。曾三次 出任齊國稷下學宮的祭酒,後為楚蘭陵(位於今山東蘭陵縣)令。荀子對儒家思想有所發展,在人性問題上,提倡性惡論,主張人性有惡,否認天賦的道德觀念,強調後天環境和教育對人的影響。其學說常被後人拿來跟孟子的『性善論』
出生於莫斯科,從1805年到1810年他每年夏天都在他祖母處在莫斯科附近的一個村莊裡度過。他童年的這些生活經驗後來都體現在他早年的詩中。普希金在位於皇村的帝國學院中就學六年,這是一個1811年10月19日成立的優秀學院。今天,這個學院被稱為普希金學院。在這段時間裡普希金經歷了1812年對抗拿破崙的戰爭。1815年普希金的第一首愛國詩被發表。雖然他當時還是一個學生,他被聖彼得堡的一個文學協會阿爾扎馬斯接納
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (1821 – 1881), sometimes transliterated Dostoevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. Dostoyevsky's literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, s
Robert Moore Williams (1907–1977) was an American writer, primarily of science fiction. Pseudonyms included John S Browning, H. H. Hermon, Russell Storm and E. K. Jarvis (a house name).Williams was born in Farmington, Missouri. He graduated fr
朱自清(1898年11月22日-1948年8月12日),原名自華,字佩弦,號秋實。原籍浙江紹興,生於江蘇東海,長大於江蘇揚州,故稱「我是揚州人」。現代中國著名詩人、散文家、學者。朱自清在北京大學畢業,曾任清華大學中文系教授、系主任。生平1898年,生於江蘇省東海縣,原籍為浙江紹興,因其世代居住於揚州,自稱揚州人,本名自華,後改名自清。1916年,考入北京大學預科,翌年,升大學部哲學系,積極參加五四運動,,奉父
馬克·吐溫(Mark Twain,1835年11月30日-1910年4月21日),原名塞姆·朗赫恩·克列門斯(Samuel Langhorne Clemens),是美Finn),又譯為《赫克歷險記》、《哈克歷險記》、《頑童流浪記》,是一部美國著名作家馬克·吐溫的兒童文學作品,也是《湯姆歷險記》的續集。《頑童歷險記》也是美國文學史上相當重要的作品之一。《頑童歷險記》探究了種族和身份問題。就吉姆而言,這個角色明顯複雜。有的學者指出,吉姆心地善良
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, KCVO DL (10 January 1834 – 19 June 1902)—known as Sir John Dalberg-Acton, 8th Baronet from 1837 to 1869 and usually referred to simply as Lord Acton—was an English Catholic historian, politician, and wri
Jane Austen (1775 – 1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism, biting irony and social commentary as well as
L.M. MontgomeryL.M. Montgomery (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942), was the pen name of Lucy Maud Montgomery, a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables. The book was an immediate success. T
Emily Dorothy Scarborough (January 27, 1878 – November 7, 1935) was an American writer who wrote about Texas, folk culture, cotton farming, ghost stories and women's life in the Southwest.Even though Scarborough's writings are identified
Leroux was born in Paris in 1868. He went to school in Normandy and studied law in Paris, graduating in 1889. He inherited millions of francs and lived wildly until he nearly reached bankruptcy. In 1890, he began working as a court reporter and theater

