Henry James, (April 15,1843 - February 28,1916) was an American vvriter, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. He was the son of Henry James, Sr., a clergy-man, and the brother of philosopher and psychologist VVilliam James and diarist Alice James. James spent the last 40 years of his life in England, becoming a British subject in 1915, one year before his death. He is primarily known for the series of novels in vvhich he portrays the encounter of Ameri-cans with Europe and Eu

Joseph Conrad (born Jözef Teodor Konrad Korzenio-wski, (3 December 1857 - 3 August 1924) was a Polish-born British novelist, who became a British subject in 1886. He is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in English, though he did not speak the language fluently until he was in his tvventies (and then alvvays with a marked Polish accent). He wrote stories and novels, predominantly with a nautical or seaboard setting, that depict trials of the human spirit by the demands of duty and honor. Conrad was a

VVilliam Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playvvright, vvidely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviv-ing works, including some collabora-tions, consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been trans-lated into every majör living language and are performed more often than t

VVilliam Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, vvidely regarded as the greatest vvriter in the English language and the vvorld's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviv-ing works, including some collabora-tions, consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been trans-lated into every majör living language and are performed more often than

Joseph Conrad (born Jözef Teodor Konrad Korzenio-wski; (3 December 1857 - 3 August 1924) was a Polish-born British novelist, who became a British subject in 1886. He is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in English, though he did not speak the language fluently until he was in his tvventies (and then alvvays with a marked Polish accent). He wrote stories and novels, predominantly vvith a nautical or seaboard setting, that depict trials of the human spirit by the demands of duty and honor. Conrad was

Anne Bronte (17 January 1820 - 28 May 1849) was a British novelist and poet, the youngest member of the Bronte literary family. The daughter of a poor Irish clergyman in the Church of England, Anne Bronte f lived most of her life with her family at the small parish of Havvorth on the Yorkshire moors. For a couple of years she went to a boarding school. At the age of nineteen, she left Havvorth vvork-ing as a governess betvveen 1839 and 1845. After leaving her teaching position, she fulfilled her literary a

William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playvvright, vvidely regarded as the greatest vvriter in the English language and the vvorld's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviv-ing works, including some collabora-tions, consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been trans-lated into every majör living language and are performed more often than

VVilliam Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playvvright, widely regarded as the greatest vvriter in the English language and the vvorld's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". Hissurviv-ing vvorks, including some collabora-tions, consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been trans-lated into every majör living language and are performed more often than

Jack London (January 12,1876-November 22,1916) was an American author who vvrote The Cali of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea Wolf along with many other popular books. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning vvorld of commercial magazine fiction, ne was one of the first Americans to make a lucrative career exclusively from vvriting.

VVilliam Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playvvright, vvidely regarded as the greatest vvriter in the English language and the vvorld's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". Hissurviv-ing vvorks, including some collabora-tions, consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and severai other poems. His plays have been trans-lated into every majör living language and are performed more often than

(including politics, erime, supernatural). He was alse Daniel Defoe (c. 1659 - 24 April 1731); born Daniel Foe, was an English vvriter, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain, and is even referred to by some as among the founders of the English novel. A prolific and versatile vvriter, he vvrote more than 500 books, pam-phlets, and journals on va

Charlotte Bronte (21 April 1816- 31 March 1855) was an English novelist, the eldest of the three Bronte sisters whose novels are English literatüre standards. Under the pen name Currer Bell, she wrote Jane Eyre.

Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 - 30 November 1900) was an Irish vvriter, poet and prominent aesthete. His parents were successful Dublin intellectuals, and from an early age he was tutored at home, where he showed his intelligence, becoming fluent in French and German. He attended boarding school for six years, then matriculated to university at seventeen years old where he proved to be an outstanding classicist, first at Dublin; then at Oxford. After university, VVilde mo

Charles Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870), pen-name "Boz," was the most popular English novelist of the Victorian era, and one of the most popular of ali time, responsible for some of English litera-ture's most iconic characters. Many of his novels, with their recurrent theme of social reform, first appeared in maga-zines in serialised form, a popular format for fiction at the time. Unlike other authors who completed entire novels before serial production began, Dickens often vvrote them while they we

Charles Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870), pen-name "Boz," was the most popular Engllsh noveiist of the Victorian era, and one of the most popular of ali time, responsible for some of English litera-ture's most iconic characters. Many of his novels, with their recurrent theme of social reform, first appeared in maga-zines in serialised form, a popular format for fiction at the time. Unlike other authors who completed entire novels before serial production began, Dickens often vvrote them vvhile they w

Jane Austen (16 December 1775 - 18 July 1817) was an English novelist vvhose vvorks of romantic fiction set among the gentry have earned her a place as one of the most vvidely read and most beloved writers in English literatüre. Amongst scholars and critics, Austen's realism and biting social commentary have cemented her historical importance as a vvriter. Austen lived her entire life as part of a close-knit family located on the lower fringes of English gentry. She was educated primarily by her father and

Mary Anne (Mary Ann, Marian) Evans (22 November 1819 - 22 December 1880), better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist and one of the leading vvriters of the Victorian era. She is the author of eight novels, including The Mili on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), Middle-march (1871-72), and Daniel Deronda (1876), most of them set in provincial England and well known for their realism and psychological insight. She used a male pen name, she said, to ensure that her vvorks were take

Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910), well-known by his pen name Mark Tvvain, was an American author and humorist. Tvvain is noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), vvhich has been called "the Great American Novel", and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). He is extensively quoted. Tvvain vvas a friend to presi-dents, artists, industrialists, and Euro-pean royalty. Tvvain vvas very popular, and his keen wit and incisive satire earned praise from both c

Mary Shelley (nee Mary Wollstonecraft Godvvin; 30 August 1797 - 1 February 1851) was a British novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel vvriter, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus (1818). She also edited and promoted the vvorks of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher VVilliam Godvvin, and her mother was the philosopher and feminist Mary vVollstonecraft. Mary Godvvin'

(including politics, erime, supernatural). He was also Daniel Defoe (c. 1659 - 24 April 1731), born Daniel Foe, was an English writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain, and is even referred to by some as among the founders of the English novel. A prolific and versatile vvriter, he vvrote more than 500 books, pam-phlets, and journals on var