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Anne Brontë
Anne Brontë (; 17 January 1820 – 28 May 1849) was a British novelist and poet, the youngest member of the Brontë literary family.
Anne Brontë (; 17 January 1820 – 28 May 1849) was a British novelist and poet, the youngest member of the Brontë literary family.
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.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered a milestone in the field of crime fic...
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered a milestone in the field of crime fic...
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS, was a British Prime Minister, parliamentarian, Conservative statesman and literary figure.
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS, was a British Prime Minister, parliamentarian, Conservative statesman and literary figure.
Brontë family
The Brontës were a nineteenth-century literary family associated with the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
The Brontës were a nineteenth-century literary family associated with the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
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...
Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley was an English priest of the Church of England, university professor, historian and novelist, particularly associated with the West Country and northeast Hampshire.
Charles Kingsley was an English priest of the Church of England, university professor, historian and novelist, particularly associated with the West Country and northeast Hampshire.
Charles Reade
Charles Reade was an English novelist and dramatist, best known for The Cloister and the Hearth.
Charles Reade was an English novelist and dramatist, best known for The Cloister and the Hearth.
Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood, whose novels are English literature standards.
Charlotte Brontë was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood, whose novels are English literature standards.
Charlotte Mary Yonge
Charlotte Mary Yonge (11 August 1823 – 24 May 1901), was an English novelist, known for her huge output, now mostly out of print.
Charlotte Mary Yonge (11 August 1823 – 24 May 1901), was an English novelist, known for her huge output, now mostly out of print.
Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, née Stevenson, often referred to simply as Mrs Gaskell, was a British novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era.
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, née Stevenson, often referred to simply as Mrs Gaskell, was a British novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era.
Ella Hepworth Dixon
Ella Hepworth Dixon (1855–1932) was a British author during the late Victorian period.
Ella Hepworth Dixon (1855–1932) was a British author during the late Victorian period.
Ellen Wood (author)
Ellen Wood (17 January 181410 February 1887), was an English novelist, better known as "Mrs.
Ellen Wood (17 January 181410 February 1887), was an English novelist, better known as "Mrs.
Emily Brontë
Emily Jane Brontë (; 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English novelist and poet, best remembered for her solitary novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature.
Emily Jane Brontë (; 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English novelist and poet, best remembered for her solitary novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature.
Frederick Marryat
Captain Frederick Marryat was an English Royal Navy officer, novelist, and a contemporary and acquaintance of Charles Dickens, noted today as an early pioneer of the sea story.
Captain Frederick Marryat was an English Royal Navy officer, novelist, and a contemporary and acquaintance of Charles Dickens, noted today as an early pioneer of the sea story.
George Alfred Lawrence
George Alfred Lawrence was a British novelist and barrister.
George Alfred Lawrence was a British novelist and barrister.
George Borrow
George Henry Borrow (5 July 1803 – 26 July 1881) was an English author who wrote novels and travelogues based on his own experiences around Europe.
George Henry Borrow (5 July 1803 – 26 July 1881) was an English author who wrote novels and travelogues based on his own experiences around Europe.
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 Gissing
George Robert Gissing was an English novelist who published 23 novels between 1880 and 1903.
George Robert Gissing was an English novelist who published 23 novels between 1880 and 1903.
George Mogridge (Old Humphrey)
George Mogridge ("Old Humphrey") (17 February 1787 – 2 November 1854) was a prolific 19th century writer, poet and author of children's books and religious tracts.
George Mogridge ("Old Humphrey") (17 February 1787 – 2 November 1854) was a prolific 19th century writer, poet and author of children's books and religious tracts.
H. Rider Haggard
Sir Henry Rider Haggard, KBE was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre.
Sir Henry Rider Haggard, KBE was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre.
Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer.
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer.
Lillian Spender
Lillian Spender (22 February 1835 – 4 May 1895) was an English novelist.
Lillian Spender (22 February 1835 – 4 May 1895) was an English novelist.
Margaret Oliphant Oliphant
Margaret Oliphant Oliphant, was a Scottish novelist and historical writer, who usually wrote as Mrs.
Margaret Oliphant Oliphant, was a Scottish novelist and historical writer, who usually wrote as Mrs.
Mary Augusta Ward
Mary Augusta Ward née Arnold;, was a British novelist who wrote under her married name as Mrs Humphry Ward.
Mary Augusta Ward née Arnold;, was a British novelist who wrote under her married name as Mrs Humphry Ward.
Mona Caird
Mona Caird (née Mona Alison, also called Alice Mona Henryson Caird) (1854?–1932) was a Scottish novelist and essayist whose feminist views sparked controversy in the late 19th century.
Mona Caird (née Mona Alison, also called Alice Mona Henryson Caird) (1854?–1932) was a Scottish novelist and essayist whose feminist views sparked controversy in the late 19th century.
Mrs. Alexander Fraser
Mrs. Alexander Fraser was the pen name of Victorian era romance writer Caroline Rosetta Small (1829-1908), the wife of General Alexander Fraser (1824-1898).
Mrs. Alexander Fraser was the pen name of Victorian era romance writer Caroline Rosetta Small (1829-1908), the wife of General Alexander Fraser (1824-1898).
R. D. Blackmore
Richard Doddridge Blackmore (7 June 1825 – 20 January 1900), referred to most commonly as R. D. Blackmore, was one of the most famous English novelists of the second half of the nineteenth...
Richard Doddridge Blackmore (7 June 1825 – 20 January 1900), referred to most commonly as R. D. Blackmore, was one of the most famous English novelists of the second half of the nineteenth...
Richard Jefferies
John Richard Jefferies was an English nature writer, noted for his depiction of English rural life in essays, books of natural history, and novels.
John Richard Jefferies was an English nature writer, noted for his depiction of English rural life in essays, books of natural history, and novels.
Rosa N. Carey
Rosa Nouchette Carey (27 September 1840 – 9 July 1909) was an English children's novelist.
Rosa Nouchette Carey (27 September 1840 – 9 July 1909) was an English children's novelist.
Rosa Nouchette Carey
Rosa Nouchette Carey was an English children's novelist.
Rosa Nouchette Carey was an English children's novelist.
Sarah Grand
Sarah Grand (10 June 1854 – 12 May 1943) was a British feminist writer active from 1873 to 1922.
Sarah Grand (10 June 1854 – 12 May 1943) was a British feminist writer active from 1873 to 1922.
Thomas Hardy (writer)
Thomas Hardy, OM was an English novelist and poet.
Thomas Hardy, OM was an English novelist and poet.
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 Gilbert (author)
William Gilbert, (20 May 1804–3 January 1890) was a British novelist and Royal Navy surgeon, and the author of novels, biographies, histories and several popular fantasy stories, mostly in...
William Gilbert, (20 May 1804–3 January 1890) was a British novelist and Royal Navy surgeon, and the author of novels, biographies, histories and several popular fantasy stories, mostly in...
William Harrison Ainsworth
William Harrison Ainsworth (4 February 1805 – 3 January 1882) was an English historical novelist born in Manchester.
William Harrison Ainsworth (4 February 1805 – 3 January 1882) was an English historical novelist born in Manchester.
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.