Mario Praz
Italian-born critic of art and literature, and a scholar of English literature
british
Richard Price
Welsh moral philosopher, Nonconformist minister and mathematician
Philip Pullman
English author of high-selling books, including the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials and a fictionalised biography of Jesus, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
Barbara Pym
English novelist
Jonathan Raban
British travel writer, critic, and novelist
Arthur Ransome
English author and journalist
Frederic Raphael
American-born, British BAFTA and Academy Award winning screenwriter, biographer, nonfiction writer, novelist and journalist.
Gwen Raverat
English wood engraver who was a founder member of the Society of Wood Engravers
Miss Read
English novelist, by profession a schoolmistress
Ruth Rendell
English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries.Rendell is best known for creating Chief Inspector Wexford