Biography

Young William attended a grammar school in Stratford, a prestigious institution where pupils were taught by Oxford and Cambridge magisters. The young Shakespeare learned Latin, history, ancient literature, rhetoric, basic grammar, and modern languages.

Hemingway missed Paris very much, found Toronto boring and wanted to return to a writer’s life instead of living the life of a journalist.

Six-fingered cats - Hemingway cats - were named in honor of Ernest Hemingway.

From Nicaraguan tribesmen he learned of the "rich kingdoms" of the - Mayan and possibly Inca civilizations and of the "great sea" (Pacific Ocean) farther west.

Hemingway traveled to China with Martha, where both worked as reporters - Martha for Collier’s magazine and Ernest for the PM newspaper.

Jane Austen never married, although her romances and fleeting loves took place.

Towards the end of his life, Beethoven received many tokens of recognition.

She spent her early childhood abroad.

He also met with Napoleon, whom he was skeptical about, not trusting him.

A few weeks after Rasputin was assassinated, the Romanov dynasty was overthrown.