SettingsEnglish essayists
A. C. Benson
Arthur Christopher Benson (24 April 1862 – 17 June 1925) was an English essayist, poet, and author and the 28th Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Arthur Christopher Benson (24 April 1862 – 17 June 1925) was an English essayist, poet, and author and the 28th Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Aaron Hill (writer)
Aaron Hill (10 February 1685 – 8 February 1750) was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer.
Aaron Hill (10 February 1685 – 8 February 1750) was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer.
Abraham Cowley
Abraham Cowley (1618 – 28 July 1667) was an English poet born in the City of London late in 1618.
Abraham Cowley (1618 – 28 July 1667) was an English poet born in the City of London late in 1618.
Aldous Huxley
Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family.
Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family.
Alexander Allen (writer)
Alexander Allen (23 September 1814 – 6 November 1842) was an English writer and linguist who specialised in studies of Greece.
Alexander Allen (23 September 1814 – 6 November 1842) was an English writer and linguist who specialised in studies of Greece.
Alexander M. Thompson
Alexander Mattock Thompson (9 May 1861 – 25 March 1948), sometimes credited as A. M. Thompson, was a German-born English journalist and dramatist.
Alexander Mattock Thompson (9 May 1861 – 25 March 1948), sometimes credited as A. M. Thompson, was a German-born English journalist and dramatist.
Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope was an 18th-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer.
Alexander Pope was an 18th-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer.
Alfred Bate Richards
Alfred Bate Richards (1820–1876) was an English journalist and author.
Alfred Bate Richards (1820–1876) was an English journalist and author.
Alice Meynell
Alice Christiana Gertrude Thompson Meynell (22 September 1847 - 27 November 1922) was an English writer, editor, critic, and suffragist, now remembered mainly as a poet.
Alice Christiana Gertrude Thompson Meynell (22 September 1847 - 27 November 1922) was an English writer, editor, critic, and suffragist, now remembered mainly as a poet.
Anna Laetitia Barbauld
Anna Laetitia Barbauld was a prominent English poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, and children's author.
Anna Laetitia Barbauld was a prominent English poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, and children's author.
Anna Swanwick
Anna Swanwick (1813-1899) was an English author and feminist, born in Liverpool.
Anna Swanwick (1813-1899) was an English author and feminist, born in Liverpool.
Anthony Haden-Guest
Anthony Haden-Guest (born 2 February 1937) is a British-American writer, reporter, cartoonist, art critic, poet, and socialite who lives in New York and London.
Anthony Haden-Guest (born 2 February 1937) is a British-American writer, reporter, cartoonist, art critic, poet, and socialite who lives in New York and London.
Arthur C. Clarke
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS, Sri Lankabhimanya, was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, famous for his short stories and novels, among them 2001: A Space O...
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS, Sri Lankabhimanya, was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, famous for his short stories and novels, among them 2001: A Space O...
Arthur Helps
Sir Arthur Helps, KCB, DCL, English writer and dean of the Privy Council, youngest son of Thomas Helps, a London merchant, was born in Streatham in South London.
Sir Arthur Helps, KCB, DCL, English writer and dean of the Privy Council, youngest son of Thomas Helps, a London merchant, was born in Streatham in South London.
Augustine Birrell
Augustine Birrell PC, KC was an English politician, barrister, academic and author.
Augustine Birrell PC, KC was an English politician, barrister, academic and author.
Barrie Roberts
Barrie Roberts (1939 - 2007) was an author, folk singer, freelance journalist, and criminal lawyer.
Barrie Roberts (1939 - 2007) was an author, folk singer, freelance journalist, and criminal lawyer.
Benjamin Brierley
Benjamin Brierley, English weaver and writer in Lancashire dialect, was born in Failsworth, the son of humble parents, and started life in a textile factory, educating himself in his spare time.
Benjamin Brierley, English weaver and writer in Lancashire dialect, was born in Failsworth, the son of humble parents, and started life in a textile factory, educating himself in his spare time.
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic.
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic.
Bessie Rayner Parkes
Bessie Rayner Parkes Belloc was one of the most prominent English feminists and campaigners for women’s rights in Victorian times and also a poet, essayist and journalist.
Bessie Rayner Parkes Belloc was one of the most prominent English feminists and campaigners for women’s rights in Victorian times and also a poet, essayist and journalist.
Brigid Brophy
Brigid Antonia Brophy, Lady Levey was an English writer.
Brigid Antonia Brophy, Lady Levey was an English writer.
Charles Edward Montague
Charles Edward Montague, (1 January 1867 – 28 May 1928), was an English journalist, known also as a writer of novels and essays.
Charles Edward Montague, (1 January 1867 – 28 May 1928), was an English journalist, known also as a writer of novels and essays.
Charles Lamb
Charles Lamb was an English essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced with his sister, Mary Lamb.
Charles Lamb was an English essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced with his sister, Mary Lamb.
Christopher Derrick
Christopher Hugh Derrick (12 June 1921–2 October 2007) was an author, reviewer, publisher's reader and lecturer.
Christopher Hugh Derrick (12 June 1921–2 October 2007) was an author, reviewer, publisher's reader and lecturer.
Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Eric Hitchens was an English American author and journalist whose career spanned more than four decades.
Christopher Eric Hitchens was an English American author and journalist whose career spanned more than four decades.
Claude Phillips
Sir Claude Phillips (January 29, 1846–August 9, 1924) was an English writer, art historian and critic for the Daily Telegraph, Manchester Guardian and other publications during the late ...
Sir Claude Phillips (January 29, 1846–August 9, 1924) was an English writer, art historian and critic for the Daily Telegraph, Manchester Guardian and other publications during the late ...
Clement King Shorter
Clement King Shorter (19 July 1857 – 19 November 1926) was a British journalist and literary critic.
Clement King Shorter (19 July 1857 – 19 November 1926) was a British journalist and literary critic.
Cyril Alington
Cyril Argentine Alington (22 October 1872 – 16 May 1955) was an English educationalist, scholar, cleric, and prolific author.
Cyril Argentine Alington (22 October 1872 – 16 May 1955) was an English educationalist, scholar, cleric, and prolific author.
Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe (; ca. 1659–1661 to 24 April 1731), born Daniel Foe, was an English trader, writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe.
Daniel Defoe (; ca. 1659–1661 to 24 April 1731), born Daniel Foe, was an English trader, writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe.
David Pearce (philosopher)
David Pearce is a British philosopher of the negative utilitarian school of ethics.
David Pearce is a British philosopher of the negative utilitarian school of ethics.
Donald Hankey
Donald William Alers Hankey (October 27, 1884 – October 12, 1916) was an English soldier best known for two volumes of essays about the British volunteer army in World War I both titled A Stud...
Donald William Alers Hankey (October 27, 1884 – October 12, 1916) was an English soldier best known for two volumes of essays about the British volunteer army in World War I both titled A Stud...
Doris Lessing
Doris May Lessing CH is a Zimbabwean-British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer.
Doris May Lessing CH is a Zimbabwean-British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer.
E. M. Forster
Edward Morgan Forster OM, CH was an English novelist, short story writer, essayist and librettist.
Edward Morgan Forster OM, CH was an English novelist, short story writer, essayist and librettist.
Edgell Rickword
John Edgell Rickword, MC (22 October 1898 – 15 March 1982) was an English poet, critic, journalist and literary editor.
John Edgell Rickword, MC (22 October 1898 – 15 March 1982) was an English poet, critic, journalist and literary editor.
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (18 February 1609 – 9 December 1674) was an English historian and statesman, and grandfather of two English monarchs, Mary II and Queen Anne.
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (18 February 1609 – 9 December 1674) was an English historian and statesman, and grandfather of two English monarchs, Mary II and Queen Anne.
Eliza Haywood
Eliza Haywood (1693 – 25 February 1756), born Elizabeth Fowler, was an English writer, actress and publisher.
Eliza Haywood (1693 – 25 February 1756), born Elizabeth Fowler, was an English writer, actress and publisher.
Eliza Meteyard
Eliza Meteyard (1816–1879) was an English writer.
Eliza Meteyard (1816–1879) was an English writer.
Flora Thompson
Flora Jane Thompson (5 December 1876 – 21 May 1947) was an English novelist and poet famous for her semi-autobiographical trilogy about the English countryside, Lark Rise to Candleford.
Flora Jane Thompson (5 December 1876 – 21 May 1947) was an English novelist and poet famous for her semi-autobiographical trilogy about the English countryside, Lark Rise to Candleford.
Frances Burney
Frances Burney, also known as Fanny Burney and, after her marriage, as Madame d’Arblay, was an English novelist, diarist and playwright.
Frances Burney, also known as Fanny Burney and, after her marriage, as Madame d’Arblay, was an English novelist, diarist and playwright.
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, KC was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist and author.
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, KC was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist and author.
Francis Perceval Eliot
Francis Perceval Eliot (September 1755 – 23 August 1818) was an English soldier, auditor and man of letters.
Francis Perceval Eliot (September 1755 – 23 August 1818) was an English soldier, auditor and man of letters.
Frederic William Henry Myers
Frederic William Henry Myers (1843–1901) was a poet, classicist, philologist, and a founder of the Society for Psychical Research.
Frederic William Henry Myers (1843–1901) was a poet, classicist, philologist, and a founder of the Society for Psychical Research.
George Brimley
George Brimley was an English essayist.
George Brimley was an English essayist.
George Eliot
Mary Anne Evans, better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, journalist and translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era.
Mary Anne Evans, better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, journalist and translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era.
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist and journalist.
Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist and journalist.
George Paston
Emily Morse Symonds (1860 - 12 September 1936), known as an author by her pen name George Paston, was a British author and literary critic.
Emily Morse Symonds (1860 - 12 September 1936), known as an author by her pen name George Paston, was a British author and literary critic.
Gerald Bullett
Gerald William Bullett (December 30, 1893 – January 3, 1958) was a British man of letters.
Gerald William Bullett (December 30, 1893 – January 3, 1958) was a British man of letters.
Gerald Heard
Henry Fitzgerald Heard commonly called Gerald Heard was an historian, science writer, educator, and philosopher.
Henry Fitzgerald Heard commonly called Gerald Heard was an historian, science writer, educator, and philosopher.
Guy Thorne
Guy Thorne was the pen name of Cyril Arthur Edward Justice Waggoner Ranger Gull (1876 - 9 January 1923), a prolific English journalist and novelist best known for his novel When It Was D...
Guy Thorne was the pen name of Cyril Arthur Edward Justice Waggoner Ranger Gull (1876 - 9 January 1923), a prolific English journalist and novelist best known for his novel When It Was D...
Henry Austin Dobson
Henry Austin Dobson (January 18, 1840 – September 2, 1921), commonly Austin Dobson, was an English poet and essayist.
Henry Austin Dobson (January 18, 1840 – September 2, 1921), commonly Austin Dobson, was an English poet and essayist.
Henry Francis Cary
Henry Francis Cary (6 December 1772 – 14 August 1844) was a British author and translator, best known for his blank verse translation of The Divine Comedy of Dante.
Henry Francis Cary (6 December 1772 – 14 August 1844) was a British author and translator, best known for his blank verse translation of The Divine Comedy of Dante.
Hilaire Belloc
Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was an Anglo-French writer and historian who became a naturalised British subject in 1902.
Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was an Anglo-French writer and historian who became a naturalised British subject in 1902.
Holbrook Jackson
George Holbrook Jackson (1874 - 1948) was a British journalist, writer and publisher.
George Holbrook Jackson (1874 - 1948) was a British journalist, writer and publisher.
Hubert Crackanthorpe
Hubert Montague Crackanthorpe (born Hubert Montague Cookson) (May 12, 1870 – c. November 1896) was a Victorian British writer who created works mainly in the genres of the essay, sho...
Hubert Montague Crackanthorpe (born Hubert Montague Cookson) (May 12, 1870 – c. November 1896) was a Victorian British writer who created works mainly in the genres of the essay, sho...
Jack Common
Jack Common (1903 - 20 January 1968) was a British novelist.
Jack Common (1903 - 20 January 1968) was a British novelist.
James Augustus Cotter Morison
James Augustus Cotter Morison (20 April 1832 - 26 February 1888), English essayist and historian, was born in London.
James Augustus Cotter Morison (20 April 1832 - 26 February 1888), English essayist and historian, was born in London.
James Burney
James Burney was an English rear-admiral, who accompanied Captain Cook on his last two voyages.
James Burney was an English rear-admiral, who accompanied Captain Cook on his last two voyages.
James Fitzmaurice-Kelly
James Fitzmaurice-Kelly FBA was a British writer on Spanish literature.
James Fitzmaurice-Kelly FBA was a British writer on Spanish literature.
James Henry Leigh Hunt
James Henry Leigh Hunt, best known as Leigh Hunt, was an English critic, essayist, poet and writer.
James Henry Leigh Hunt, best known as Leigh Hunt, was an English critic, essayist, poet and writer.
Jane Bowdler
Jane Bowdler (born 14 February, 1743 and died 1784 at Ashley, near Bath, Somerset) was a poet and essayist Jane was the eldest daughter of Thomas Bowdler of Bath, Somerset (1706–1785) and his wi...
Jane Bowdler (born 14 February, 1743 and died 1784 at Ashley, near Bath, Somerset) was a poet and essayist Jane was the eldest daughter of Thomas Bowdler of Bath, Somerset (1706–1785) and his wi...
Jane Ellen Harrison
Jane Ellen Harrison (9 September 1850–15 April 1928) was a British classical scholar, linguist and feminist.
Jane Ellen Harrison (9 September 1850–15 April 1928) was a British classical scholar, linguist and feminist.
Jane Gomeldon
Jane Gomeldon was an English writer, poet and adventurer.
Jane Gomeldon was an English writer, poet and adventurer.
John Aubrey
John Aubrey FRS, (12 March 1626 – 7 June 1697) was an English antiquary, natural philosopher and writer.
John Aubrey FRS, (12 March 1626 – 7 June 1697) was an English antiquary, natural philosopher and writer.
John Bellers
John Bellers (1654 – 8 February 1725) was an English educational theorist and Quaker, author of Proposals for Raising a College of Industry of All Useful Trades and Husbandry (1695).
John Bellers (1654 – 8 February 1725) was an English educational theorist and Quaker, author of Proposals for Raising a College of Industry of All Useful Trades and Husbandry (1695).
John Brown (essayist)
John Brown was an English divine and author.
John Brown was an English divine and author.
John Dryden
John Dryden was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known i...
John Dryden was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known i...
John Foster (essayist)
John Foster (1770-1843) was an English essayist, son of a weaver, born in the parish of Halifax, Yorkshire, and educated for the ministry at the Baptist college in Bristol.
John Foster (1770-1843) was an English essayist, son of a weaver, born in the parish of Halifax, Yorkshire, and educated for the ministry at the Baptist college in Bristol.
John Freeman (Georgian poet)
John Frederick Freeman, (29 January 1880 – 23 September 1929), was an English poet and essayist, who gave up a successful career in insurance to write full time.
John Frederick Freeman, (29 January 1880 – 23 September 1929), was an English poet and essayist, who gave up a successful career in insurance to write full time.
John Hall (poet)
John Hall was an English poet, essayist and pamphleteer of the Commonwealth period.
John Hall was an English poet, essayist and pamphleteer of the Commonwealth period.
John Harris (college head)
John Harris (March 8, 1802 – December 21, 1856), English Congregational minister, Christian essayist and author, became the first Principal of New College, St John’s Wood, London.
John Harris (March 8, 1802 – December 21, 1856), English Congregational minister, Christian essayist and author, became the first Principal of New College, St John’s Wood, London.
John Milton
John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, a scholarly man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell.
John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, a scholarly man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell.
John Ruskin
John Ruskin was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, also an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist.
John Ruskin was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, also an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist.
Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison (1 May 1672 – 17 June 1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician.
Joseph Addison (1 May 1672 – 17 June 1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician.
Keith Waterhouse
Keith Spencer Waterhouse CBE was a novelist, newspaper columnist, and the writer of many television series.
Keith Spencer Waterhouse CBE was a novelist, newspaper columnist, and the writer of many television series.
Kennedy Fraser
Kennedy Fraser is an American essayist, and fashion writer.
Kennedy Fraser is an American essayist, and fashion writer.
Lionel Johnson
Lionel Pigot Johnson (15 March 1867 - 4 October 1902) was an English poet, essayist and critic.
Lionel Pigot Johnson (15 March 1867 - 4 October 1902) was an English poet, essayist and critic.
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1623 – 15 December 1673) was an English aristocrat, a prolific writer, and a scientist.
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1623 – 15 December 1673) was an English aristocrat, a prolific writer, and a scientist.
Martin Lewis (humorist)
Martin Neil Lewis (born 24 July 1952 in Ashtead, Surrey, England) is a US-based English humorist, writer, radio/TV host, producer and marketing strategist.
Martin Neil Lewis (born 24 July 1952 in Ashtead, Surrey, England) is a US-based English humorist, writer, radio/TV host, producer and marketing strategist.
Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold was a British poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools.
Matthew Arnold was a British poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools.
Maude Petre
Maude Dominica Mary Petre (4 August 1863 – 16 December 1942) was an English Roman Catholic nun, writer and critic involved in the Modernist controversy.
Maude Dominica Mary Petre (4 August 1863 – 16 December 1942) was an English Roman Catholic nun, writer and critic involved in the Modernist controversy.
Maurice Baring
Maurice Baring (27 April 1874 – 14 December 1945) was an English man of letters, known as a dramatist, poet, novelist, translator and essayist, and also as a travel writer and war correspondent.
Maurice Baring (27 April 1874 – 14 December 1945) was an English man of letters, known as a dramatist, poet, novelist, translator and essayist, and also as a travel writer and war correspondent.
Maurice Hewlett
Maurice Henry Hewlett (1861–1923), was an English historical novelist, poet and essayist.
Maurice Henry Hewlett (1861–1923), was an English historical novelist, poet and essayist.
Maxwell Gray
Mary Gleed Tuttiett (11 Dec 1846 - 21 Sep 1923), better known by the pen name Maxwell Gray, was an English novelist and poet best known for her 1886 novel The Silence of Dean Maitland.
Mary Gleed Tuttiett (11 Dec 1846 - 21 Sep 1923), better known by the pen name Maxwell Gray, was an English novelist and poet best known for her 1886 novel The Silence of Dean Maitland.
Michael Derrick
John Michael Derrick (3 January 1915 – 5 August 1961) was the son of the artist, illustrator and cartoonist Thomas Derrick, and older brother of the writer Christopher Derrick.
John Michael Derrick (3 January 1915 – 5 August 1961) was the son of the artist, illustrator and cartoonist Thomas Derrick, and older brother of the writer Christopher Derrick.
Nina Coltart
Nina Coltart (1927-1997), a British psychoanalyst, psychotherapist, and essayist, was born in Kent, England.
Nina Coltart (1927-1997), a British psychoanalyst, psychotherapist, and essayist, was born in Kent, England.
Owen Feltham
Owen Feltham (1602 – February 23, 1668) was an English writer, author of a book entitled Resolves, Divine, Moral, and Political (c.
Owen Feltham (1602 – February 23, 1668) was an English writer, author of a book entitled Resolves, Divine, Moral, and Political (c.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language.
Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language.
Percy Lubbock
Percy Lubbock, CBE was an English man of letters, known as an essayist, critic and biographer.
Percy Lubbock, CBE was an English man of letters, known as an essayist, critic and biographer.
Philip Thicknesse
Captain Philip Thicknesse (1719 – 23 November 1792) was a British author, eccentric and friend of the artist Thomas Gainsborough.
Captain Philip Thicknesse (1719 – 23 November 1792) was a British author, eccentric and friend of the artist Thomas Gainsborough.
Richard Adams (religious writer)
Richard Adams (ca. 1626 – 7 February 1698) was a non-conforming English Presbyterian divine, knwn as author of sermons and other theological writings.
Richard Adams (ca. 1626 – 7 February 1698) was a non-conforming English Presbyterian divine, knwn as author of sermons and other theological writings.
Richard Bagot (writer)
Richard Bagot (November 8, 1860 — December 11 or 12, 1921) was an English novelist and essayist with a prominent Italian background.
Richard Bagot (November 8, 1860 — December 11 or 12, 1921) was an English novelist and essayist with a prominent Italian background.
Robert Barltrop
Robert Barltrop was an English socialist activist, essayist, and biographer.
Robert Barltrop was an English socialist activist, essayist, and biographer.
Robert Blatchford
Robert Peel Glanville Blatchford was a socialist campaigner, journalist and author in the United Kingdom.
Robert Peel Glanville Blatchford was a socialist campaigner, journalist and author in the United Kingdom.
Robert Hebert Quick
Robert Hebert Quick (September 30, 1831 – 1891) was an English educator and writer on education.
Robert Hebert Quick (September 30, 1831 – 1891) was an English educator and writer on education.
Ronald Blythe
Ronald Blythe (born 1922) is an English writer and editor, best known in his native England for his Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village (1969), a portrait of agricultural life in Suffo...
Ronald Blythe (born 1922) is an English writer and editor, best known in his native England for his Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village (1969), a portrait of agricultural life in Suffo...
Rosina Bulwer Lytton
Rosina Bulwer Lytton (née Rosina Doyle Wheeler; 4 November 1802 – 12 March 1882) wrote and published fourteen novels, a volume of essays and a volume of letters.
Rosina Bulwer Lytton (née Rosina Doyle Wheeler; 4 November 1802 – 12 March 1882) wrote and published fourteen novels, a volume of essays and a volume of letters.
Russell Brand
Russell Edward Brand is an English comedian, actor, columnist, singer, author and radio/television presenter.
Russell Edward Brand is an English comedian, actor, columnist, singer, author and radio/television presenter.
Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 – 13 December 1784), often referred to as Dr Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist...
Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 – 13 December 1784), often referred to as Dr Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist...
Sir William Cornwallis
Sir William Cornwallis (ca. 1579 – 1614) was an early English essayist.
Sir William Cornwallis (ca. 1579 – 1614) was an early English essayist.
Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet
Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet (25 April 1628 – 27 January 1699) was an English statesman and essayist.
Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet (25 April 1628 – 27 January 1699) was an English statesman and essayist.
Soame Jenyns
Soame Jenyns was an English writer.
Soame Jenyns was an English writer.
St. John Emile Clavering Hankin
St. John Emile Clavering Hankin (25 September 1869 - 15 June 1909) was a British Edwardian essayist and playwright.
St. John Emile Clavering Hankin (25 September 1869 - 15 June 1909) was a British Edwardian essayist and playwright.
Stephen Spender
Sir Stephen Harold Spender CBE was an English poet, novelist and essayist who concentrated on themes of social injustice and the class struggle in his work.
Sir Stephen Harold Spender CBE was an English poet, novelist and essayist who concentrated on themes of social injustice and the class struggle in his work.
Thomas Adams (writer)
Thomas Adams (ca. 1633 – 11 December 1670) was an English academic and theological writer.
Thomas Adams (ca. 1633 – 11 December 1670) was an English academic and theological writer.
Thomas Churchyard
Thomas Churchyard (c. 1520 – 1604), English author, was born at Shrewsbury, the son of a farmer.
Thomas Churchyard (c. 1520 – 1604), English author, was born at Shrewsbury, the son of a farmer.
Thomas De Quincey
Thomas Penson de Quincey was an English esssayist, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater.
Thomas Penson de Quincey was an English esssayist, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater.
Thomas de Quincey
Thomas Penson de Quincey was an English essayist, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater.
Thomas Penson de Quincey was an English essayist, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater.
Thomas Heywood
Thomas Heywood was a prominent English playwright, actor, and author whose peak period of activity falls between late Elizabethan and early Jacobean theatre.
Thomas Heywood was a prominent English playwright, actor, and author whose peak period of activity falls between late Elizabethan and early Jacobean theatre.
Thomas Overbury
Sir Thomas Overbury was an English poet and essayist, also known for being the victim of a murder which led to a scandalous trial.
Sir Thomas Overbury was an English poet and essayist, also known for being the victim of a murder which led to a scandalous trial.
Thomas Robert Malthus
The Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus FRS was an English scholar, influential in political economy and demography.
The Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus FRS was an English scholar, influential in political economy and demography.
Virginia Woolf
Adeline Virginia Woolf was an English writer, regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century.
Adeline Virginia Woolf was an English writer, regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century.
W. G. Collingwood
William Gershom Collingwood, (6 August 1854 – 1 October 1932) was an author, artist, antiquary and Professor of Fine Arts at Reading University.
William Gershom Collingwood, (6 August 1854 – 1 October 1932) was an author, artist, antiquary and Professor of Fine Arts at Reading University.
W. N. P. Barbellion
Wilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion was the nom-de-plume of Bruce Frederick Cummings, an English diarist who was responsible for The Journal of a Disappointed Man.
Wilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion was the nom-de-plume of Bruce Frederick Cummings, an English diarist who was responsible for The Journal of a Disappointed Man.
Walter Pater
Walter Horatio Pater was an English essayist, critic of art and literature, and writer of fiction.
Walter Horatio Pater was an English essayist, critic of art and literature, and writer of fiction.
Wilfrid Sheed
Wilfrid John Joseph Sheed (27 December 1930 – 19 January 2011) was an English-born American novelist and essayist.
Wilfrid John Joseph Sheed (27 December 1930 – 19 January 2011) was an English-born American novelist and essayist.
Wilkie Collins
William Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories.
William Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories.
William Adams (master)
William Adams D.D. (Shrewsbury, England, 1706/07 – 13 February 1789) was Fellow and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford.
William Adams D.D. (Shrewsbury, England, 1706/07 – 13 February 1789) was Fellow and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford.
William Cobbett
William Cobbett (born 9 March 1763 and died 18 June 1835) was an English pamphleteer, farmer and journalist, who was born in Farnham, Surrey.
William Cobbett (born 9 March 1763 and died 18 June 1835) was an English pamphleteer, farmer and journalist, who was born in Farnham, Surrey.
William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt (10 April 1778 – 18 September 1830) was an English writer, remembered for his humanistic essays and literary criticism, and as a grammarian and philosopher.
William Hazlitt (10 April 1778 – 18 September 1830) was an English writer, remembered for his humanistic essays and literary criticism, and as a grammarian and philosopher.
William Johnson Temple
William Johnson Temple (also Johnstone) (1739–1796) was an English cleric and essayist, now remembered as a correspondent of James Boswell.
William Johnson Temple (also Johnstone) (1739–1796) was an English cleric and essayist, now remembered as a correspondent of James Boswell.