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Cervantes Miguel de
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was born in Alcala de Henares, near Madrid, Spain in 1547. His classic work, mostly written while he was in prison for debt, was ‘The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha’. Part I was published in 1605, and was almost immediately hailed as a masterpiece. The second part was finally published to great acclaim in 1615, just before his death the following year.
Carroll Lewis
Lewis Carroll was the pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898). His children’s stories, such as ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’, ‘Through the Looking Glass’ and ‘What Alice Found There’, appeal to readers of all ages.
Buchan John
John Buchan (1875-1940) was a Scottish writer of both fiction and non-fiction work. His most enduring work is ‘The Thirty-Nine Steps’, a ripping yarn featuring Richard Hannay, who went on to appear in a further four novels.
Brontë Emily
Emily Jane Brontë (1818-1848) is widely considered to be the greatest writer of the three Brontë sisters. She published only the one novel, ‘Wuthering Heights’ in 1847, an intense story of almost demonic love and revenge, which over the years has come to be placed among the greatest works of English literature.
Bronte Charlotte
Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855) was oldest of the three Brontë sisters to achieve fame. Her first published novel ‘Jane Eyre’ remains her most popular work, but her subsequent books, ‘Shirley’, ‘Villette’ and the posthumously-published ‘The Professor’ are all highly rated.
Bronte Anne
Anne Brontë (1820-1849), the sister of Charlotte and Emily, was the youngest of six children and is best known for her novels ‘Agnes Grey’ and ‘The Tenant of Wildfell Hall’.
Braddon Mary Elizabeth
Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835-1915) was one of the most popular and prolific of Victorian authors, producing over eighty novels, five plays and various poems and short stories. Her most enduring work is ‘Lady Audley’s Secret’.
Blackmore R.D.
Richard Doddridge Blackmore (1825-1900) was one of the most famous novelists of his generation. The writer of sixteen novels in all, he is now remembered only for his third, ‘Lorna Doone’.
Austen Jane
Jane Austen (1775 – 1817) 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. Her realism and biting social commentary have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics.