Diana Athill
British literary editor, novelist and memoirist who worked with some of the greatest writers of the 20th century at the London-based publishing company Andre Deutsch Ltd.
biographer
John Aubrey
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Theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa
W. Jackson Bate
American literary critic and biographer
Henry Adams
American historian and a member of the Adams political family, descended from two U.S. Presidents
Maya Angelou
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Reginald Arkell
British script writer and comic novelist who wrote many musical plays for the London theatre
Edward Abbey
American author, essayist, and anarchist, noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies