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Thomas Paine

  • American Philosophical Society Library: Home of the Col. Richard Gimbel Collection of Thomas Paine Papers An important 18th century radical republican theorist and political writer, Thomas Paine was a leading figure in the American Revolution. Despite his humble beginnings and lack of formal education, his reasoned and persuasive writings not only influenced nascent American republican ideology, but profoundly affected the perception of government in England and France as well. His three most influential works are Common Sense (1776), The Rights of Man (1791-1792), and The Age of Reason (1794, 1795, 1807). Dedicated January 14, 2008.

Dorothy Parker

  • Dorothy Parker Birthplace
    Site of the summer cottage of Dorothy Parker, short story writer, critic, and poet, member of the Algonquin Round Table, champion for social justice. Born in West End, New Jersey, August 22, 1893. West End, New Jersey. Dedicated August 22, 2005. Partners: The Dorothy Parker Society and Long Branch Historical Association, 2005

Maxwell E. Perkins

  • Home of Maxwell E. Perkins, 93 Park St., New Canaan, CT, 2002

Edgar Allen Poe

  • Edgar Allen Poe house, Philadelphia, PA, 1988
  • "Grip" the Raven, Rare Books Department, Free Library of Philadelphia, PA, 1999

Katherine Anne Porter

  • Katharine Anne Porter home, Kyle, TX, 2002

Eugenia Price

  • St. Simons Island Library, St. Simon's Island, GA
    Site where Eugenia Price researched her first novel, The Beloved Invader and developed her St. Simon's trilogy, St. Simon's Island, GA, 2002