Bishop of Sodor and Man. With his predecessor Thomas Wilson he translated the Bible into Manx.

See Dunscombe, Susanna.

British portrait and historical painter and painting theorist. His wife Susanna (1689/90-1750 ) was a poet.

Character in Samuel Richardson's Clarissa (1747-9).

English musician, poet, and playwright. As a playwright, Heywood primarily wrote comedy scripts for his boy actors. He is best remembered for his adaptions of French farce and innovations in the development of the English stage comedy through his interludes.

Major works of this early Greek poet include Theogeny, Works and Days, and, more questionably, Shield of Heracles.

Counted among the "sons of Ben

Living from roughly 484-420 B.C.E., Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian and geographer, his most notable work being the Histories, an expansive account of the Greco-Persian Wars. Much like Homer, his works are known for their storytelling quality. Although the Histories contain many fantastical elements, much of the narrative's content has been found to be credible and accurate. As the creator of the first cohesive and comprehensive account of such an extensive topic, Herodotus has been deemed "The Father of History."

A Greek historian who lived c. 170 to c. 240. He wrote History of the Roman Empire since Marcus Aurelius, which was published after the year 240.

See Pembroke, Mary Sidney Herbert