J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer, poet, philologist, and academic, best known as the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
english children’s writers
Dodie Smith
English novelist and playwright
J. K. Rowling
British author, philanthropist, film producer, and screenwriter
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
Arthur Ransome
English author and journalist
Beatrix Potter
English writer, illustrator, natural scientist and conservationist; she was best known for her children’s books featuring animals, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit
A. A. Milne
English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various poems
Hugh Lofting
English author trained as a civil engineer, who created the classic children’s literature character of Doctor Dolittle
Rudyard Kipling
English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist
Ian Fleming
British writer, journalist and naval intelligence officer who is best known for his James Bond series of spy novels