Edith Wharton
(1862-1937) American writer. Edith Wharton is an important figure in American literature, with works like "Ethan Frome," "Age of Innocence," "House of Mirth," and other works. She was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Read more about the life and works of Edith Wharton. Mary Shelley
(1797-1851) British writer. Famous for "Frankenstein," Mary Shelley was the daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft, and the wife of the Romantic poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley. Read more about the life and works of Mary Shelley. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(1806-1861) British writer. Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a Victorian poet, famous for works like "Sonnets from the Portuguese." She was the wife of Robert Browning, who is famous for "My Last Duchess." Read more about the life and works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Walt Whitman
(1819-1892) American writer. Walt Whitman is known for his famous, and controversial, collection of poems, "Leaves of Grass." Read more about the life and works of Walt Whitman. Percy Bysshe Shelley
(1792-1822) British writer. Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the famous poets of the Romantic period of English poetry. He drew from mythological figures to explore his poetic vision. Read more about the life and works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Walt Whitman
(1819-1892) American writer. Walt Whitman is known for his famous, and controversial, collection of poems, "Leaves of Grass." Read more about the life and works of Walt Whitman. Gerhart Hauptmann
(1862-1946) German writer. Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann was born on November 15, 1862. Hauptmann's works include: "Before Sunrise" (1889), "Drayman Henschel," "Lonely Lives," "The Weavers," "Hannele" (1893), "The Sunken Bell" (1897), and "Atlantis." Read more about Hauptmann's life and works. Edgar Allan Poe
(1809-1849) American writer. Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809. Read more about the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe. Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and dramatist, famous for "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "The Picture of Dorian Gray." His controversial, open lifestyle caused him to be charged and eventually convicted for the crime of sodomy. Rupert Brooke
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Thomas Hardy Andrew Marvell
(1621-1678) British writer. Andrew Marvell was one of the metaphysical poets, known for works like "To His Coy Mistress," "The Garden," "Bermudas," and "The Definition of Love." He was one of the greatest writers of the 17th century. Read more about the life and works of Andrew Marvell. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
(1860-1904) Russian Writer. Anton Chekhov is famous for plays like "Three Sisters" (1901), and "The Cherry Orchard." Although Chekhov wrote hundreds of short stories, he's most well-known for his plays. Read more about the life and works of Anton Chekhov. Aphra Behn
(1640-1689) British writer. Aphra Behn is one of the most famous women writers in literature, partly because she was one of the first, but also because of the controversies that have surrounded her life and works. Read more about the life and works of Aphra Behn. Washington Irving
(1783-1859) American writer. Washington Irving's pseudonyms included: Dietrich Knickerbocker, Jonathan Oldstyle, and Geoffrey Crayon. Washington Irving was a short story writer, famous for works like "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Read about the life and works of Washington Irving. Wilfred Owen
(1893–1918) British writer. Wilfred Owen is an important 20th-century British writer, famous for poems like "Anthem for Doomed Youth" and other dramatic poems. Read more about the life and works of Wilfred Owen. Paul Célan (Paul Antschel)
(1920-1970) Romanian writer. Paul Célan was born Paul Antschel on November 23, 1920 in Romania, but he lived in France, and he wrote in German. He survived the Holocaust, but his parents were killed. Read more about the life and works of Paul Célan. Clement Clarke Moore
(1779-1863) American writer. Clement Clarke Moore is perhaps most famous for "A Visit from St. Nicholas," which is also called "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." Read more about the life and works of Clement Clarke Moore. O. Henry (William Sydney Porter)
O. Henry (pseudonym for William Sydney Porter) was born in on September 11, 1862 in Greensboro, North Carolina; and he became famous for his short stories. Read more about the life and works of O. Henry. William Bradford
(1590-1657) American writer. William Bradford was born in 1590 in Yorkshire, but he would become one of the most famous writers and leaders in American history, famous for the "Mayflower Compact" and "History of Plimoth Plantation," which wasn't published in full until 1856. Read more about the life and works of William Bradford. Geoffrey Chaucer
(ca. 1343-1400) British writer. Geoffrey Chaucer has been called "father of English literature," and he was certainly one of the most famous writers in British literature, known for his "Canterbury Tales." Read more about the life and works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Robert Louis Stevenson
(1850-1894) Scottish writer. Robert Louis Stevenson was born on November 13, 1850 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He became one of the most famous writers of the 19th century with works like "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1886) and "Treasure Island" (1882). Read more about the life and works of Robert Louis Stevenson. Albert Camus
(1913-1960) French writer. Albert Camus was born on November 7, 1913 in Mondovi, Algeria. His father was an agricultural worker, and his mother was an illiterate charwoman. With famous works like "The Stranger," and "The Plague," Camus is recognized as a master of existentialism. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1957. Fyodor Dostoevsky
(1821-1881) Russian writer. Fyodor Dostoevski was born on November 11, 1881, in Moscow. He was to become one of the greatest 19th-century writers in Russia, famous for works like "Crime and Punishment," "Notes from the Underground," along with many more novels and short stories. | 