French novelist and essayist born in Brussels, Belgium, who became a US citizen in 1947. Winner of the Prix Femina and the Erasmus Prize, she was the first woman elected to the Acadmie franaise, in 1980, and the seventeenth person to occupy seat 3.
English historian who published under the name C. V. Wedgwood
English novelist, poet and musicologist, known for works such as Lolly Willowes, Whether a Dove or a Seagull, and After the Death of Don Juan.
French novelist, critic, and essayist who wrote the monumental novel In Search of Lost Time , originally published in French in seven volumes between 1913 and 1927. He is considered by critics and writers to be one of the most influential authors of the 20th century.
Irish journalist, TV producer, book reviewer, teacher and writer
English writer, playwright and public speaker
American novelist, short-story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet
British naturalist and author, best known for his non-fiction writing and his work with otters
British novelist of the early twentieth century.
English writer and expert on country houses, who worked for the National Trust from 1936 to 1973. He was an architectural historian, novelist and biographer
