I was browsing the "interweb" and I came across a unique site that listed bizarre deaths in the literary world. It's a little bit morbid but extremely fascinating to read about how certain literary figures came to an end. Here are some of the more interesting ones:

Euripides [480-406 B.C.] Greek Playwright - Mauled by a pack of wild dogs owned by Archelaus, the King of Macedonia.

Dante Alighieri [1256-1321] Italian Poet - Fell ill and died about an hour after completing The Divine Comedy.

Honore De Balzac [1799-1850] French Author - Believed to have choked on too much coffee.

Leo Tolstoy [1828-1910] Russian Author - Gave away entire fortune, froze to death in a railroad station on a cold winter night.

Virginia Woolf [1882-1941] British Author & Critic - Filled pockets with stones and drowned self in the river Ouse.

William Faulkner [1897-1962] American Author - Suffered a heart attack after falling off a horse.

Tennessee Williams [1911-1983] American Playwright - Choked on a bottle cap while trying to get hands on some barbiturates.

Roland Barthes [1915-1980] French Critic & Philosopher - Run over by laundry truck outside the College de France.

John Berryman [1914-1972] American Poet - Jumped from a bridge over the Mississippi River; reputedly waved at passersby on way down.