Nicholas Breton was an English poet and novelist whose work mainly centred on pastoral, religious and satirical themes. He originated from the small parish of Layer Breton in Essex, hence his name, but his surname has sometimes been written down as Britton or Brittaine. He was born sometime during the year 1545 into a very wealthy family, probably living in the “Capitall Mansion House” in ...
Octave Crémazie was a 19th century French Canadian poet who so caught the imagination of the Canadian reading public that he became known as the “father of French Canadian poetry." He specialised in patriotic verse and was at the forefront of the cultural development of Quebec. He was born on the 16th April 1827 in Quebec City. His parents perhaps had a religious future planned ...
Nicholas Grimald was a 16th century English poet, playwright and man of the church whose allegiances swung from Protestant to Catholic to suit his circumstances. His name is sometimes written as Grimoald, or Grimaldi, and many of his pieces of work were in the form of songs or sonnets. Nicholas Grimald was born sometime during the year 1519, or possibly in 1520, in Leighton ...
Nicholas Udall was a 16th century writer, cleric and schoolmaster. He served as headmaster at the exclusive Eton public school for seven years, although he left that position under a cloud following scandals that were enough to earn him a spell in Marshalsea prison. As a writer he was sometimes known by variations of his name, Uvedale or Udal being two of them. ...
Nina Murdoch was an Australian poet, broadcaster and journalist. She was born Madoline Murdoch in Melbourne in October 1890. The family soon relocated to Woodburn, which is situated in New South Wales where she enjoyed her early years. Her poetry writing really began during her teenage years at Sydney Girls' between the years 1904-1907 and much of her work was of the lyrical ...
