A Jesuit priest who began missionary work in Abyssinia in 1625. Samuel Johnson's translated account of his travels, A Visit to Abyssinia was published in 1735.

A clergyman and friend to Samuel Richardson. He authored The Benevolence Incumbent on Us as Men and Christians (1746).

Titus Livius, one of the three great Roman historians, alongside Sallust and Tacitus, known as "Livy." His monumental History of Rome (c. 9-27 B.C.E.), spanning 142 books, influenced historical writing until well into the eighteenth century.

After inheriting her father's bookselling business, Lintot went into partnership with Samuel Richardson and withdrew from active management. She married Henry Fletcher (Fletcher, Henry, 1727?-1807 ), who was awarded a baronetcy in 1782.

English jeweler and dramatist. Lillo's most famous work, a domestic tragedy entitled The London Merchant (1731), depicted members of the middle class as the play's protagonists, rather than the typical royal or aristocratic heroes of the time.

Lewis was an actor at Covent Garden for the entirety of his career, performing there for 35 years. He was called “Gentleman Lewis” because of his refined acting style.

French translator of English poetry, particularly the works of Shakespeare, Young, Johnson, and Macpherson.

French novelist Alain Le Sage was also a prolific playwright. His major works include the Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane (1715), Le Diable Boiteux (1707), Le Bachelier de Salamanque (1736), and Histoire de Guzman d'Alfarache (1732), an adaptation of Vita del Picaro Guzman d‘Alfarache (1599-1604), by Mateo Alemán.

Roman general, statesman, ally of Julius Caesar, and later triumvir. Alongside Mark Antony and Octavian, Aemilius helped to form the Second Triumvirate which ruled the Roman Republic following the death of Caesar. However, Aemilius was the least powerful of the three triumvirs, and in 36 B.C.E., he was removed from power.

Born Charlotte Ramsay, Lennox is known as a versatile woman of letters, part of the eighteenth-century Bluestocking circle and friend to numerous other literary luminaries such as Samuel Richardson, Samuel Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith, and Fanny Burney. She is best remembered for her 1752 novel The Female Quixote; or, The Adventures of Arabella, an update and parody of Cervantes's Don Quixote, though in the case of The Female Quixote the heroine's delusions are set in motion by her voluminous reading of recent French fiction.