English philosopher, lecturer, novelist, critic and poet born in Shirley, Derbyshire, where his father was vicar of the parish church in 18711879. Powys appeared with a volume of verse in 1896 and a first novel in 1915, but gained success only with his novel Wolf Solent in 1929. He has been seen as a successor to Thomas Hardy, and Wolf Solent, A Glastonbury Romance , Weymouth Sands , and Maiden Castle have been called his Wessex novels
Austrian poet and novelist
American poet, novelist, dramatist, essayist and James B. Duke Professor of English at Duke University
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.
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
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (English: ; Russian: , tr. Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, IPA: [lksandr sre(j)vt pukn] (listen); 6 June [O.S. 26 May] 1799 10 February [O.S. 29 January] 1837) was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era. He is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern …
English novelist
American novelist
British travel writer, critic, and novelist
French Renaissance writer, physician, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar
