SettingsWriters from London
Albert Étienne Jean Baptiste Terrien de Lacouperie
Albert Étienne Jean Baptiste Terrien de Lacouperie was a French orientalist, specialising in comparative philology.
Albert Étienne Jean Baptiste Terrien de Lacouperie was a French orientalist, specialising in comparative philology.
Alicia Ramsey
Alicia Ramsey (1864-1933) was a British playwright and screenwriter.
Alicia Ramsey (1864-1933) was a British playwright and screenwriter.
Alison Prince
Alison Prince is a British children's writer, screenwriter and biographer now settled on the Isle of Arran in Scotland.
Alison Prince is a British children's writer, screenwriter and biographer now settled on the Isle of Arran in Scotland.
Andrea Levy
Andrea Levy (born 1956) is a British author, born in London to Jamaican parents who sailed to England on the Empire Windrush in 1948.
Andrea Levy (born 1956) is a British author, born in London to Jamaican parents who sailed to England on the Empire Windrush in 1948.
Barbara Slade
Barbara Slade is a writer, creator and producer of children’s programming.
Barbara Slade is a writer, creator and producer of children’s programming.
Beverley Cross
Beverley Cross was an English playwright, librettist and screenwriter.
Beverley Cross was an English playwright, librettist and screenwriter.
C. S. Forester
Cecil Scott "C.S." Forester was the pen name of Cecil Louis Troughton Smith (27 August 1899 — 2 April 1966), an English novelist who rose to fame with tales of naval warfare.
Cecil Scott "C.S." Forester was the pen name of Cecil Louis Troughton Smith (27 August 1899 — 2 April 1966), an English novelist who rose to fame with tales of naval warfare.
Camilla Way
Camilla Way is an English author who was previously, from 2005, an editor at the men's style magazine Arena.
Camilla Way is an English author who was previously, from 2005, an editor at the men's style magazine Arena.
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 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.
Charles Patrick Fitzgerald
Charles Patrick Fitzgerald was a British-Australian historian.
Charles Patrick Fitzgerald was a British-Australian historian.
Clive Sansom
Clive Sansom (1910–1981) was a British-born Tasmanian poet and playwright.
Clive Sansom (1910–1981) was a British-born Tasmanian poet and playwright.
Cornelius Walford
Cornelius Walford, was an English writer on insurance.
Cornelius Walford, was an English writer on insurance.
Cory Doctorow
Cory Efram Doctorow is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who serves as co-editor of the weblog Boing Boing.
Cory Efram Doctorow is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who serves as co-editor of the weblog Boing Boing.
Dorothy Kilner
Dorothy Kilner was a prolific English writer of children's books during the late 18th century.
Dorothy Kilner was a prolific English writer of children's books during the late 18th century.
E. Arnot Robertson
Eileen Arbuthnot Robertson was a British novelist, critic and broadcaster.
Eileen Arbuthnot Robertson was a British novelist, critic and broadcaster.
E. V. Rieu
Emile Victor Rieu CBE (10 February 1887 – 11 May 1972) was a classicist, publisher, poet, and initiator and editor of the Penguin Classics series of books.
Emile Victor Rieu CBE (10 February 1887 – 11 May 1972) was a classicist, publisher, poet, and initiator and editor of the Penguin Classics series of books.
Edmund Lodge
Sir Edmund Lodge, KH (1756-1839), herald, was a long-serving English officer of arms, a writer on heraldic subjects, and a painstaking supplier of short, accurate biographies.
Sir Edmund Lodge, KH (1756-1839), herald, was a long-serving English officer of arms, a writer on heraldic subjects, and a painstaking supplier of short, accurate biographies.
Edward Lucie-Smith
John Edward McKenzie Lucie-Smith is a British writer, poet, art critic, curator, broadcaster and author of exhibition catalogues.
John Edward McKenzie Lucie-Smith is a British writer, poet, art critic, curator, broadcaster and author of exhibition catalogues.
Eleanor Farjeon
Eleanor Farjeon (13 February 1881 – 5 June 1965) was an English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire.
Eleanor Farjeon (13 February 1881 – 5 June 1965) was an English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire.
Eleanor Hibbert
Eleanor Hibbert (1 September 1906 – 18 January 1993) was a British author who wrote under various pen names.
Eleanor Hibbert (1 September 1906 – 18 January 1993) was a British author who wrote under various pen names.
Eliza Fay
Eliza Fay was an English letter-writer and traveller.
Eliza Fay was an English letter-writer and traveller.
Elizabeth Benger
Elizabeth Ogilvy Benger (baptised on 15 June 1775 at West Camel, Somerset, died on 9 January 1827 in London) was an English biographer, novelist and poet.
Elizabeth Ogilvy Benger (baptised on 15 June 1775 at West Camel, Somerset, died on 9 January 1827 in London) was an English biographer, novelist and poet.
Elizabeth Inchbald
Elizabeth Inchbald (née Simpson) (1753–1821) was an English novelist, actress, and dramatist.
Elizabeth Inchbald (née Simpson) (1753–1821) was an English novelist, actress, and dramatist.
Evelyn Waugh
Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh, known as Evelyn Waugh, was an English writer of novels, travel books and biographies.
Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh, known as Evelyn Waugh, was an English writer of novels, travel books and biographies.
Florence Montgomery
Florence Montgomery (1843–1923) was an English novelist and children's writer.
Florence Montgomery (1843–1923) was an English novelist and children's writer.
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 Graham Crookshank
Francis Graham Crookshank was a British epidemiologist, and a medical and psychological writer.
Francis Graham Crookshank was a British epidemiologist, and a medical and psychological writer.
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.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer, known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of West...
Geoffrey Chaucer, known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of West...
Geraldine Jewsbury
Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury was an English novelist and woman of letters.
Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury was an English novelist and woman of letters.
Grace Kimmins
Dame Grace Kimmins, DBE (1871, Lewes – 1954, Haywards Heath) was described in Punch (volume 156, 9 April 1919) as .
Dame Grace Kimmins, DBE (1871, Lewes – 1954, Haywards Heath) was described in Punch (volume 156, 9 April 1919) as .
Harley Granville-Barker
Harley Granville-Barker was an English actor-manager, director, producer, critic and playwright.
Harley Granville-Barker was an English actor-manager, director, producer, critic and playwright.
Harold Monro
Harold Edward Monro was a British poet, the proprietor of the Poetry Bookshop in London which helped many famous poets bring their work before the public.
Harold Edward Monro was a British poet, the proprietor of the Poetry Bookshop in London which helped many famous poets bring their work before the public.
Havelock Ellis
Henry Havelock Ellis, known as Havelock Ellis, was a British physician and psychologist, writer, and social reformer who studied human sexuality.
Henry Havelock Ellis, known as Havelock Ellis, was a British physician and psychologist, writer, and social reformer who studied human sexuality.
Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humour and satirical prowess, and as the author of the novel Tom Jones.
Henry Fielding was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humour and satirical prowess, and as the author of the novel Tom Jones.
Herbert Farjeon
Herbert Farjeon (1887–1945) was a major figure in the British theatre from 1910 until his death.
Herbert Farjeon (1887–1945) was a major figure in the British theatre from 1910 until his death.
Houman Barekat
Houman Barekat is a London-based writer and editor.
Houman Barekat is a London-based writer and editor.
Hugh Worthington
Hugh Worthington, was a British Arian divine.
Hugh Worthington, was a British Arian divine.
Hugo John Belfour
Hugo John Belfour is an English poet and priest.
Hugo John Belfour is an English poet and priest.
Iain Gale
Iain Gale is an author born in 1959, in central London who writes military novels.
Iain Gale is an author born in 1959, in central London who writes military novels.
Isobel English
June Guesdon Braybrooke, better known by her pen name Isobel English, was an English writer.
June Guesdon Braybrooke, better known by her pen name Isobel English, was an English writer.
Jackie Collins
Jacqueline Jill "Jackie" Collins (born 4 October 1937) is an English novelist and former actress.
Jacqueline Jill "Jackie" Collins (born 4 October 1937) is an English novelist and former actress.
James Farrar
James Donald Farrar was an English poet.
James Donald Farrar was an English poet.
James Hadley Chase
James Hadley Chase is the best-known pseudonym of the British writer Rene Brabazon Raymond (24 December 1906 – 6 February 1985) who also wrote under the names James L. Docherty, A...
James Hadley Chase is the best-known pseudonym of the British writer Rene Brabazon Raymond (24 December 1906 – 6 February 1985) who also wrote under the names James L. Docherty, A...
James Payn
James Payn (born 28 February 1830 near Maidenhead, Berkshire, died 25 March 1898 in Maida Vale, London), was an English novelist.
James Payn (born 28 February 1830 near Maidenhead, Berkshire, died 25 March 1898 in Maida Vale, London), was an English novelist.
Jez Butterworth
Jeremy “Jez” Butterworth (born March 1969) is an English dramatist and film director.
Jeremy “Jez” Butterworth (born March 1969) is an English dramatist and film director.
John Heath-Stubbs
John Francis Alexander Heath-Stubbs OBE (9 July 1918 - 26 December 2006) was an English poet and translator, known for his verse influenced by classical myths, and the long Arthurian poem Arto...
John Francis Alexander Heath-Stubbs OBE (9 July 1918 - 26 December 2006) was an English poet and translator, known for his verse influenced by classical myths, and the long Arthurian poem Arto...
John Hoole
John Hoole was an English translator, the son of watch-maker and inventor, Samuel Hoole and Sarah Drury.
John Hoole was an English translator, the son of watch-maker and inventor, Samuel Hoole and Sarah Drury.
John Mole (poet)
John Mole (born 1941) is a British poet and jazz clarinettist.
John Mole (born 1941) is a British poet and jazz clarinettist.
John Tatham
John Tatham was an English dramatist of the mid-seventeenth century.
John Tatham was an English dramatist of the mid-seventeenth century.
John Van Druten
John William Van Druten was an English playwright and theatre director, known professionally as John Van Druten.
John William Van Druten was an English playwright and theatre director, known professionally as John Van Druten.
Judith Flanders
Judith Flanders is a British history author and journalist.
Judith Flanders is a British history author and journalist.
Kenneth Newton
Dr Kenneth Newton (6 November 1927 – 6 March 2010) was an English doctor who treated British and foreign royalty as well as many celebrities, after retirement he wrote the acclaimed novel The ...
Dr Kenneth Newton (6 November 1927 – 6 March 2010) was an English doctor who treated British and foreign royalty as well as many celebrities, after retirement he wrote the acclaimed novel The ...
Kevin Shillington
Kevin Shillington is a teacher and a freelance historian based in London, England, United Kingdom.
Kevin Shillington is a teacher and a freelance historian based in London, England, United Kingdom.
Lavinia Greenlaw
Lavinia Greenlaw is an English poet and novelist.
Lavinia Greenlaw is an English poet and novelist.
Leo Marks
Leopold Samuel Marks (24 September 1920 – 15 January 2001) was an English cryptographer, screenwriter and playwright.
Leopold Samuel Marks (24 September 1920 – 15 January 2001) was an English cryptographer, screenwriter and playwright.
Leonard Merrick
Leonard Merrick was an English novelist.
Leonard Merrick was an English novelist.
Louisa Gurney Hoare
Louisa Gurney Hoare was an English diarist and writer on education.
Louisa Gurney Hoare was an English diarist and writer on education.
Maggie Gee
Maggie Mary Gee is an English novelist.
Maggie Mary Gee is an English novelist.
Mark Law
Mark Alexander Law is a British journalist and author.
Mark Alexander Law is a British journalist and author.
Mary Emma Ebsworth
Mary Emma Ebsworth, was a dramatist.
Mary Emma Ebsworth, was a dramatist.
Mavis Cheek
Mavis Cheek (born c. 1948) is an English novelist.
Mavis Cheek (born c. 1948) is an English novelist.
Michael Holroyd
Sir Michael De Courcy Fraser Holroyd, FRHistS, FRSL is an English biographer.
Sir Michael De Courcy Fraser Holroyd, FRHistS, FRSL is an English biographer.
Michael Joseph Munnelly
Michael Joseph Munnelly (1941 – 24 December 1964) was posthumously awarded the George Cross for his gallantry on 24 December 1964 in Regents Park, London.
Michael Joseph Munnelly (1941 – 24 December 1964) was posthumously awarded the George Cross for his gallantry on 24 December 1964 in Regents Park, London.
Michael Munnelly
Michael Joseph Munnelly GC was posthumously awarded the George Cross for his gallantry on 24 December 1964 in Regents Park, London.
Michael Joseph Munnelly GC was posthumously awarded the George Cross for his gallantry on 24 December 1964 in Regents Park, London.
Michelle Brunner
Michelle Brunner (31 December 1953 – 24 June 2011) was a British bridge player, writer and teacher.
Michelle Brunner (31 December 1953 – 24 June 2011) was a British bridge player, writer and teacher.
Mina Loy
Mina Loy born Mina Gertrude Löwry was an artist, poet, playwright, novelist, Futurist, actress, Christian Scientist, designer of lamps, and bohemian.
Mina Loy born Mina Gertrude Löwry was an artist, poet, playwright, novelist, Futurist, actress, Christian Scientist, designer of lamps, and bohemian.
Muhammad Abdul Bari
Muhammad Abdul Bari, MBE FRSA, is the Chairman of the East London Mosque, and was the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain from 2006 until 2010.
Muhammad Abdul Bari, MBE FRSA, is the Chairman of the East London Mosque, and was the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain from 2006 until 2010.
Nazrin Choudhury
Nazrin Choudhury is an award winning British screenwriter and actress of Bangladeshi descent.
Nazrin Choudhury is an award winning British screenwriter and actress of Bangladeshi descent.
Norman Lebrecht
Norman Lebrecht (born 11 July 1948 in London) is a British commentator on music and cultural affairs and a novelist.
Norman Lebrecht (born 11 July 1948 in London) is a British commentator on music and cultural affairs and a novelist.
Olly Blackburn
Olly Blackburn is a film director and screenwriter.
Olly Blackburn is a film director and screenwriter.
Paul Mark Scott
Paul Mark Scott (March 25, 1920 in Southgate - March 1, 1978 in London) was a British novelist, playwright, and poet, best known for his monumental tetralogy the Raj Quartet.
Paul Mark Scott (March 25, 1920 in Southgate - March 1, 1978 in London) was a British novelist, playwright, and poet, best known for his monumental tetralogy the Raj Quartet.
Paul Scott (novelist)
Paul Mark Scott (March 25, 1920 in Southgate - March 1, 1978 in London) was a British novelist, playwright, and poet, best known for his monumental tetralogy the Raj Quartet.
Paul Mark Scott (March 25, 1920 in Southgate - March 1, 1978 in London) was a British novelist, playwright, and poet, best known for his monumental tetralogy the Raj Quartet.
Peter Milligan
Peter Milligan born in London, a British writer, best known for his comic book, film and television work.
Peter Milligan born in London, a British writer, best known for his comic book, film and television work.
Philip Ardagh
Philip Ardagh is an English children's author, primarily known for the Eddie Dickens series of books.
Philip Ardagh is an English children's author, primarily known for the Eddie Dickens series of books.
Pierce Egan
Pierce Egan (1772–1849) was an early British journalist, sportswriter, and writer on popular culture.
Pierce Egan (1772–1849) was an early British journalist, sportswriter, and writer on popular culture.
Richard Asplin
Richard Asplin (born 1972, in London, England) is an English novelist working in the crime and comic novel genres.
Richard Asplin (born 1972, in London, England) is an English novelist working in the crime and comic novel genres.
Richard Harris Barham
Richard Harris Barham was an English cleric of the Church of England, novelist, and humorous poet.
Richard Harris Barham was an English cleric of the Church of England, novelist, and humorous poet.
Richard Norton-Taylor
Richard Norton-Taylor is a British editor, journalist and playwright.
Richard Norton-Taylor is a British editor, journalist and playwright.
Robert Carliell
Robert Carliell or Carleill (fl.
Robert Carliell or Carleill (fl.
Roberta Leigh
Roberta Leigh, best-known as Roberta Leigh and Rachel Lindsay is a British author and artist.
Roberta Leigh, best-known as Roberta Leigh and Rachel Lindsay is a British author and artist.
Ronald Arthur Hopwood
Rear Admiral Ronald Arthur Hopwood CB, was a British naval officer and poet.
Rear Admiral Ronald Arthur Hopwood CB, was a British naval officer and poet.
Rosa Nouchette Carey
Rosa Nouchette Carey was an English children's novelist.
Rosa Nouchette Carey was an English children's novelist.
Rowan Joffé
Rowan Marc Joffé is a British screenwriter and director.
Rowan Marc Joffé is a British screenwriter and director.
Samuel Butler (novelist)
Samuel Butler was an iconoclastic Victorian author who published a variety of works.
Samuel Butler was an iconoclastic Victorian author who published a variety of works.
Samuel Rowlands
Samuel Rowlands (c. 1573–1630), English author of pamphlets in prose and verse, which reflect the follies and humours of the lower middle-class life of his time, seems to have had no contemporar...
Samuel Rowlands (c. 1573–1630), English author of pamphlets in prose and verse, which reflect the follies and humours of the lower middle-class life of his time, seems to have had no contemporar...
Sarah Burney
Sarah Harriet Burney (born Lynn Regis, now King's Lynn on 29 August 1772 and baptised there on 29 September, died in Cheltenham Spa on 8 February 1844) was an English novelist, the daughter of m...
Sarah Harriet Burney (born Lynn Regis, now King's Lynn on 29 August 1772 and baptised there on 29 September, died in Cheltenham Spa on 8 February 1844) was an English novelist, the daughter of m...
Sarah Fielding
Sarah Fielding (8 November 1710 – 9 April 1768) was a British author and sister of the novelist Henry Fielding.
Sarah Fielding (8 November 1710 – 9 April 1768) was a British author and sister of the novelist Henry Fielding.
Serena Mackesy
Serena Mackesy (born c. 1960s) is a British novelist and journalist who lives in London.
Serena Mackesy (born c. 1960s) is a British novelist and journalist who lives in London.
Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield
Sidney James Webb, 1st Baron Passfield PC was a British socialist, economist, reformer and a co-founder of the London School of Economics.
Sidney James Webb, 1st Baron Passfield PC was a British socialist, economist, reformer and a co-founder of the London School of Economics.
Simon Reynolds
Simon Reynolds (born June 19, 1963 in London, England; raised in Hertfordshire) is an English music critic who is well known for his writings on electronic dance music and for coining the term "...
Simon Reynolds (born June 19, 1963 in London, England; raised in Hertfordshire) is an English music critic who is well known for his writings on electronic dance music and for coining the term "...
Theodosius Forrest
Theodosius Forrest (1728-1784), was an author and lawyer.
Theodosius Forrest (1728-1784), was an author and lawyer.
Thomas Henry Lister
Thomas Henry Lister (1800‑ 5 June 1842) was an English novelist and Registrar General.
Thomas Henry Lister (1800‑ 5 June 1842) was an English novelist and Registrar General.
Tim Lebbon
Tim Lebbon (born 1969) is a horror and dark fantasy writer, and a judge at the 2005 World Fantasy Convention.
Tim Lebbon (born 1969) is a horror and dark fantasy writer, and a judge at the 2005 World Fantasy Convention.
Vincent Cronin
Vincent Archibald Patrick Cronin FRSL was a British historical, cultural, and biographical writer, best known for his biographies of Louis XIV, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Catherine the Grea...
Vincent Archibald Patrick Cronin FRSL was a British historical, cultural, and biographical writer, best known for his biographies of Louis XIV, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Catherine the Grea...
Viola Tree
Viola Tree (17 July 1884 – 15 November 1938) was an English actress, singer, playwright and author.
Viola Tree (17 July 1884 – 15 November 1938) was an English actress, singer, playwright and author.
Violet Trefusis
Violet Trefusis née Keppel was an English writer and socialite.
Violet Trefusis née Keppel was an English writer and socialite.
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. W. Jacobs
William Wymark Jacobs (8 September 1863 – 1 September 1943), was an English author of short stories and novels.
William Wymark Jacobs (8 September 1863 – 1 September 1943), was an English author of short stories and novels.
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.
William Seward (anecdotist)
William Seward (1747–1799) was an English man of letters, known for his collections of anecdotes.
William Seward (1747–1799) was an English man of letters, known for his collections of anecdotes.
William Smith (lexicographer)
Sir William Smith Kt. was a noted English lexicographer.
Sir William Smith Kt. was a noted English lexicographer.
Yamilka Noa
Yamilka Noa is a Costa Rican poet.
Yamilka Noa is a Costa Rican poet.