Settings19th-century novelists
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas,, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870) was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him on...
Alexandre Dumas,, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870) was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him on...
Angus Reach
Angus Bethune Reach (23 January 1821 – 15 November 1856) was a 19th century British writer, noted for both his journalism and fiction.
Angus Bethune Reach (23 January 1821 – 15 November 1856) was a 19th century British writer, noted for both his journalism and fiction.
Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era.
Anthony Trollope was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era.
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic who is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period and the crea...
Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic who is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period and the crea...
E. D. E. N. Southworth
Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth (December 26, 1819 – June 30, 1899) was an American writer of more than 60 novels in the latter part of the 19th century.
Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth (December 26, 1819 – June 30, 1899) was an American writer of more than 60 novels in the latter part of the 19th century.
Edward Howard (novelist)
Edward Howard (baptised 1793, died 30 December 1841) was a British novelist.
Edward Howard (baptised 1793, died 30 December 1841) was a British novelist.
Elizabeth Gunning (translator)
Elizabeth Gunning (1769–1823), was an English translator from French into English.
Elizabeth Gunning (1769–1823), was an English translator from French into English.
Emma Jane Guyton
Emma Jane Guyton or Worboise (1825-1887), was an English novelist and editor.
Emma Jane Guyton or Worboise (1825-1887), was an English novelist and editor.
Emma Parker
Emma Parker (fl. 1811), novelist.
Emma Parker (fl. 1811), novelist.
Fernán Caballero
Fernán Caballero (24 December 1796, Morges, Vaud – 7 April 1877) was the pseudonym adopted from the name of a village in the province of Ciudad Real by the Spanish novelist Cecilia Francisca ...
Fernán Caballero (24 December 1796, Morges, Vaud – 7 April 1877) was the pseudonym adopted from the name of a village in the province of Ciudad Real by the Spanish novelist Cecilia Francisca ...
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky sometimes translated as Dostoevsky, was a Russian writer of novels, short stories and essays.
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky sometimes translated as Dostoevsky, was a Russian writer of novels, short stories and essays.
George Lippard
George Lippard was a 19th-century American novelist, journalist, playwright, social activist, and labor organizer.
George Lippard was a 19th-century American novelist, journalist, playwright, social activist, and labor organizer.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American abolitionist and author.
Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American abolitionist and author.
Henry James
Henry James, OM was an American-born writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.
Henry James, OM was an American-born writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.
Herman Melville
Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet.
Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet.
Ivan Turgenev
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (September 3, 1883) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright.
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (September 3, 1883) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright.
James Fenimore Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century.
James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century.
Jane Austen
Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature.
Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature.
Leo Tolstoy
Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories.
Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories.
Lucy Aikin
Lucy Aikin, born at Warrington, England into a distinguished literary family of prominent Unitarians, was a historical writer.
Lucy Aikin, born at Warrington, England into a distinguished literary family of prominent Unitarians, was a historical writer.
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist.
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus.
Mary Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus.
Max Waldau
Richard Georg Spiller von Hauenschild, better known by his pseudonym Max Waldau (10 March 1825 – 20 January 1855), was a German poet and novelist.
Richard Georg Spiller von Hauenschild, better known by his pseudonym Max Waldau (10 March 1825 – 20 January 1855), was a German poet and novelist.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer.
Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer.
Paul Hervieu
Paul Hervieu was a French novelist and playwright.
Paul Hervieu was a French novelist and playwright.
Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon
Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon, born Rosanna Eleanor Mullins, was a Canadian writer and poet.
Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon, born Rosanna Eleanor Mullins, was a Canadian writer and poet.
Samuel Jackson Pratt
Samuel Jackson Pratt (25 December 1749 – 4 October 1814) was a prolific English poet, dramatist and novelist, writing under the pseudonym of "Courtney Melmoth" as well as under his own name.
Samuel Jackson Pratt (25 December 1749 – 4 October 1814) was a prolific English poet, dramatist and novelist, writing under the pseudonym of "Courtney Melmoth" as well as under his own name.
Talbot Baines Reed
Talbot Baines Reed (3 April 1852 – 28 November 1893) was an English writer of boys' fiction who established a genre of school stories that endured into the second half of the 20th century.
Talbot Baines Reed (3 April 1852 – 28 November 1893) was an English writer of boys' fiction who established a genre of school stories that endured into the second half of the 20th century.
Thomas Lange (novelist)
Thomas Lange was a Danish novelist.
Thomas Lange was a Danish novelist.
Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France.
Victor-Marie Hugo was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France.
Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time.
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time.
William Black (novelist)
William Black (13 November 1841 – 10 December 1898) was a novelist born in Glasgow, Scotland.
William Black (13 November 1841 – 10 December 1898) was a novelist born in Glasgow, Scotland.
William Douw Lighthall
William Douw Lighthall (December 27, 1857 – August 3, 1954), K.C., LL.D., F.R.S.C. (often referred to as W.D. Lighthall), can be and has been described as a Canadian "lawyer, histori...
William Douw Lighthall (December 27, 1857 – August 3, 1954), K.C., LL.D., F.R.S.C. (often referred to as W.D. Lighthall), can be and has been described as a Canadian "lawyer, histori...
William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray (; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century.
William Makepeace Thackeray (; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century.