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Oscar Wilde was rumored to have walked the streets of London with a lobster on a leash.

When it comes to cranking out literary treasures, celebrated authors have turned to some strange strategies to find their muse.

Before Ernest Hemingway was a literary giant, he was a cub reporter. When Hem graduated high school at 18, he moved to Kansas City and started a six-month stint with the Kansas City Star—a job that molded his trademark punchy, staccato style.

Gertrude Stein made sure to work her signature phrase, "a rose is a rose is a rose," into her children's book, too.

Sometimes you just want to be a kid again. These literary luminaries quietly tried their hands at writing children’s stories.

Stephen Fry is an actor, writer, poet, TV host, narrator, and for all I know a terrific cook -- the man is so prolific he has a Wikipedia page devoted simply to listing his works. Through all of his work he weaves threads of good humor, keen intellect, a

In 1963, 16-year-old Bruce McAllister mailed a four-question survey to 150 novelists, asking if they intentionally planted symbolism in their work. Here’s what they had to say.

Vladimir Nabokov, the author of such masterpieces as 'Lolita' and 'Pale Fire,' was also an expert on butterflies who inadvertently helped give Luciano Pavarotti a career boost.

The Incredible Eccentricities of 20 Great Writers

3 Interesting Articles from Ernest Hemingway’s Newspaper Career

Neil Gaiman Drops Knowledge

12 Famous Authors Who Also Wrote for Children

12 Famous Authors Who Also Wrote for Children

12 of Stephen Fry's Wise, Witty Quotations

Famous Novelists on Symbolism in Their Work—and Whether It Was Intentional

5 Fascinating Facts About Vladimir Nabokov