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19th-century diarists

46 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Abel BonnardAuthor · BooksAbel Jean Désiré Bonnard (19 December 1883 31 May 1968) was a French poet, novelist and politician.
Abel HerzbergAuthor · BooksAbel Jacob Herzberg (17 September 1893 – 19 May 1989) was a Dutch Jewish lawyer and writer, whose parents were Russian Jews who had come to the Netherlands from Lithuania.
Alexandra David-NéelAuthor · BooksAlexandra David-Néel (born Louise Eugénie Alexandrine Marie David; 24 October 1868 – 8 September 1969) was a French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, anarchist, opera singer, and writer.[1]…
Alfonsina StorniAuthor · BooksAlfonsina Carolina Storni (22 May 1892 – 25 October 1938) was a Swiss-Argentine poet and playwright of the modernist period.
André GideAuthor · BooksLes caves du Vatican (The Vatican Cellars; sometimes published in English under the title Lafcadio's Adventures)
Arne GarborgAuthor · BooksArne Garborg (born Aadne Eivindsson Garborg) (25 January 1851 – 14 January 1924) was a Norwegian writer.
Augusta, Lady GregoryAuthor · BooksIsabella Augusta, Lady Gregory (Persse; 15 March 1852 – 22 May 1932) was an Anglo-Irish dramatist, folklorist and theatre manager.
Cesar von DübenPhotographer · PhotographyCesar von Düben (24 November 1819 – 18 September 1888) was a Swedish photographer, explorer and writer.
Clare Frewen SheridanArtist · SculptureClare Consuelo Sheridan (née Frewen; 9 September 1885 – 31 May 1970) was an English sculptor, journalist and writer, known primarily for creating busts for famous sitters and keeping travel…
Diamond JennessPhotographer · PhotographyDiamond Jenness, FRCGS (February 10, 1886, Wellington, New Zealand – November 29, 1969, Chelsea, Quebec, Canada) was one of Canada's greatest early scientists and a pioneer of Canadian…
Edmond de GoncourtAuthor · BooksEdmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt (pron; 26 May 182216 July 1896) was a French writer, literary critic, art critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt.
Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron IronsideAuthor · Books
Elisabeth von HeykingAuthor · BooksElisabeth von Heyking (10 December 1861 – 4 January 1925) was a German novelist, travel writer and diarist.
Frances Anne KemblePerson · Film memorabiliaFrances Anne Kemble (later Butler; 27 November 180915 January 1893) was an English actress from a theatre family in the early and mid-nineteenth century.
Franz KafkaAuthor · BooksFranz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-language Jewish Czech writer and novelist born in Prague, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Guillaume ApollinaireAuthor · BooksGuillaume Apollinaire (born Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Aleksander Apolinary Kostrowicki;
Henri-Frédéric AmielAuthor · BooksHenri Frédéric Amiel (lang; 27 September 1821 – 11 May 1881) was a Swiss moral philosopher, poet, and critic.
Jack LondonAuthor · BooksJohn Griffith London (Chaney; January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist.
Jan LechońAuthor · BooksLeszek Józef Serafinowicz (pen name: Jan Lechoń; 13 March 1899 – 8 June 1956) was a Polish poet, literary and theater critic, diplomat, and co-founder of the Skamander literary movement and…
Jules RenardAuthor · BooksPierre-Jules Renard (pron; 22 February 1864 – 22 May 1910) was a French novelist, playwright, and diarist.
Kafū NagaiAuthor · Books3 December 1879 – 30 April 1959 was a Japanese writer, editor and translator. His novels Geisha in Rivalry and A Strange Tale from East of the River are noted for their depictions of life…
Katherine MansfieldAuthor · BooksKathleen Mansfield Murry (Beauchamp; 14 October 1888 – 9 January 1923) was a New Zealand writer and critic who was an important figure in the modernist movement.
Kay SageIllustrator · IllustrationKatherine Linn Sage (June 25, 1898 – January 8, 1963), usually known as Kay Sage, was an American Surrealist artist and poet active between 1936 and 1963.
Leo TolstoyAuthor · BooksCount Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (–), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time.
Lucy Maud MontgomeryAuthor · BooksLucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a collection of novels, essays, short stories, and poetry…
Marie BashkirtsevaArtist · SculptureMarie Bashkirtseff, born Maria Konstantinovna Bashkirtseva (– 31 October 1884), was an émigré artist who was born into a noble family on their estate near the city of Poltava.
Marie d'AgoultAuthor · BooksMarie Catherine Sophie, Comtesse d'Agoult (born de Flavigny; 31 December 18055 March 1876), was a French romantic author and historian, known also by her pen name, Daniel Stern.
Marina TsvetaevaAuthor · BooksMarina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (Марина Ивановна Цветаева; 8 October 189231 August 1941) was a Russian poet. Her work is some of the best known in twentieth-century Russian literature.
Marjorie FlemingAuthor · BooksIllustration — Portrait of Marjorie Fleming during her last illness. From a water-colour drawing, probably by Miss Isa Keith, 1811.
Maurice de GuérinAuthor · BooksGeorges-Maurice de Guérin (4 August 181019 July 1839) was a French poet. His works were imbued with a passion for nature whose intensity reached almost to worship and was enriched by pagan…
Paul LéautaudAuthor · BooksPaul Léautaud (18 January 1872 – 22 February 1956) was a French writer and theater critic for Mercure de France, signing his often caustic reviews with the pseudonym Maurice Boissard.
Pierre LotiPhotographer · PhotographyPierre Loti (lang; pseudonym of Louis Marie-Julien Viaud; 14 January 1850 – 10 June 1923) was a French naval officer and novelist, known for his exotic novels and short stories.
Pierre LouÿsPhotographer · PhotographyPierre-Félix Louÿs (lang; 10 December 1870 – 4 June 1925) was a Belgian poet and writer, most renowned for lesbian and classical themes in some of his writings.
Ralph Waldo EmersonAuthor · BooksRalph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803April 27, 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionist, and poet who led the…
Richard Henry DanaAuthor · BooksRichard Henry Dana Jr. (August 1, 1815 – January 6, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts, a descendant of a colonial family, who gained renown as the author of the…
Sully PrudhommeAuthor · BooksRené François Armand "Sully" Prudhomme (16 March 1839 – 6 September 1907) was a French poet and essayist. He was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1901.
Thomas MannPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Thomas Mann (6 June 1875 – 12 August 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.
Valery LarbaudAuthor · BooksValery Larbaud (29 August 1881 – 2 February 1957) was a French writer and poet.
Virginia WoolfAuthor · BooksAdeline Virginia Woolf ("wolf";[1] Stephen; 25 January 1882 28 March 1941) was an English writer and one of the most influential 20th-century modernist authors.
William Lyon Mackenzie KingAuthor · BooksWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was the tenth prime minister of Canada for three non-consecutive terms from 1921 to 1926, 1926 to 1930, and 1935 to 1948.

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