The Lonely Queen Of the Night

— Max Ehrmann

The incredibly talented Zora Hurston was a world-renowned writer and anthropologist. Hurston’s novels, short stories, and plays often depicted African American life in the South. Her work in anthropology examined black folklore. Hurston influenced many writers, forever cementing her place in history as one of the foremost female writers of the 20th century.

Zora Neale Hurston, Mules and Men

William Shakespeare, from “Henry V”

July 14, 1920 Letters to Milena by Franz Kafka First published : 1952

Nikolay Punin, from a diary entry featured in The Diaries of Nikolay Punin: 1904 - 1953

Missy Elliot was born July 1, 1971

Albert Camus, from a letter to María Casares featured in Correspondance, 1944-1959

Albert Camus, from a letter to María Casares featured in Correspondance, 1944-1959

Emily Brontë, from The Collected Works & Poetry of Emily Brontë; “Wuthering Heights,”

Nightmares Come at Night (1970)

July 6, 1920 Letters to Milena by Franz Kafka First published : 1952