Percival Christopher Wren was an English writer, mostly of adventure fiction. He is remembered best for Beau Geste, a much-filmed book of 1924, involving the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. This was one of 33 novels and short story collections that he wrote, mostly dealing with colonial soldiering in Africa.
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, was an English writer and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeves; the immaculate and loquacious Psmith; Lord Emsworth and the Blandings Castle set; the Oldest Member, with stories about golf; and Mr Mulliner, with tall tales on subjects ranging from bibulous bishops to megalomaniac movie moguls.
Phineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman, businessman and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871–2017) with James Anthony Bailey. He was also an author, publisher and philanthropist, although he said of himself: "I am a showman by profession ... and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me." According to Barnum's critics, his personal aim was "to put money in his own coffers." The adage "there's a sucker born every minute" has frequently been attributed to him, although no evidence exists that he had indeed coined the phrase.
Paavo Korhonen oli suomalainen kansanrunoilija. Hänet tunnettiin nimellä Vihta-Paavo ja hän oli kotoisin Rautalammilta Vihtajärven talosta. Vihta-Paavo tuli tunnetuksi tehtyään pilkkarunon talonpoikia taloudellisesti hyväksikäyttäneestä nimismies Kokista. Vihta-Paavon maine kasvoi tämän pilkkarunon myötä, ja häneltä alettiin pyytää runoja erilaisiin tilaisuuksiin kuten häihin ja talkoisiin. Hänen runonsa julkaistiin vuonna 1848, uusi painos vuonna 1908. Elias Lönnrot kävi tapaamassa Korhosta runonkeruumatkoillaan vuosina 1828 ja 1831.
Padraic Colum was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer, playwright, children's author and collector of folklore. He was one of the leading figures of the Irish Literary Revival.
Palmer Cox was a Canadian illustrator and author, best known for The Brownies, his series of humorous verse books and comic strips about the mischievous but kindhearted fairy-like sprites. The cartoons were published in several books, such as The Brownies, Their Book (1887). Due to the popularity of Cox's Brownies, one of the first popular handheld cameras was named after them, the Eastman Kodak Brownie camera.
Paolo Mantegazza was an Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist, noted for his experimental investigation of coca leaves into its effects on the human psyche. He was also an author of fiction.
Paolo Mantegazza è stato un fisiologo, patologo, igienista, neurologo, antropologo e romanziere italiano.
Fu uno dei primi divulgatori delle teorie di Charles Darwin in Italia. Le sue ricerche contribuirono all'affermazione dell'antropologia intesa come "storia naturale dell'uomo". Deputato dal 1865 al 1876 e senatore dal 16 novembre 1876 sotto il Regno d'Italia, si segnalò come avversario della legge sul macinato.
