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Bradley, F.H. 1846-1924. English Idealist philosopher. Appearances and Reality 1893.
Breton, André. 1896-1966. French poet. Surrealist Manifesto 1924.
Bronte, Anne. 1820-49. English novelist. Agnes Grey 1847. Sister of Charlotte, Emily.
Bronte, Emily. 1818-48. English Romantic novelist of passionate intensity: Wuthering Heights 1847.
Browne, Robert. 1550-1633. English founder of congregationalist Brownist sect, 1580. Exiled.
Bryant, William. 1794-1878. US poet/journalist. Founded Republican Party. Evening Post.
Buchmanism. 1922-65. Christian revivalist movement stressing honesty, purity, love, unselfishness. =Moral Rearmament 1938. Oxford Group.
Buck, Pearl S. 1892-1973. US novelist of Chinese life. Good Earth 1931.
Buffon, Georges. 1707-88. Naturalist, founded Botanical Gardens, Paris. 36 vol Natural History 1753.
Bulwer-Lytton. 1803-73. English novelist. Last Days of Pompeii, 1834. -“It was a dark and stormy night”.
Bunin, Ivan. 1870-1953. Russian poet/novelist. Village 1923.
Burgess, Anthony. 1917-95. English Social novelist. Clockwork Orange 1962. Wanting Seed 1962.
Burke, Edmund. 1729-97. English conservative writer, traditionalist political philosopher. Advocated emancipation of American colonies. Founded Annual Register 1758. Reflections on Revolution in France 1790.
Burney, Fanny. 1752-1840. English Mannerist novelist. Evelina 1778.
Cabrera, Ramón. 1806-87. Spanish Carlist leader.
Cadoudal, Georges. 1771-1804. French Royalist leader. Plotted Napoleon’s assassination. Executed.
Callisto. Greek nymph changed to Ursa Major constellation.
Camus, Albert. 1913-60. Existentialist absurd French writer: l’Étranger, Caligula.
Capote, Truman. 1924-84. US novelist. Breakfast at Tiffany’s 1958. In Cold Blood 1965.
Carlist Wars. 1833-9. 1872-6. Carlists.
Carlists. 1820-1937. Supporters, especially Basque, of Don Carlos’ claims vs Isabella under Salic Law.
Carlos, Don. 1788-1855. Claimed Spanish throne 1833, succeeding brother Ferdinand VII. Carlists.
Carver, George W. 1864-1943. US agriculturalist. Former slave.
Casals, Pablo. 1876-1973. Spanish cellist/conductor.
Casement, Roger. 1864-1916. Irish. Enlisted German aid for Irish Independence during WWI. Executed.