English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads .
Wordsworth’s magnum opus is generally considered to be The Prelude, a semi-autobiographical poem of his early years that he revised and expanded a number of times
Laurence Sterne (24 November 1713 18 March 1768), an Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric, wrote the novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, published sermons and memoirs, and indulged in local politics. He grew up in a military family travelling mainly in Ireland but briefly …
Welsh moral philosopher, Nonconformist minister and mathematician
English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer
English novelist, ironist and dramatist known for earthy humour and satire
English historian, writer, and Member of Parliament
English writer, trader, journalist, pamphleteer and spy
