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    List of English novelists

    See also: English novel and English literature

    Main category: English novelists

    This is a list of novelists from England writing for adults and ung adults. Please add only one novel title or comment on fiction per name. Other genres appear in other lists and on subject's page. References appear on the individual pages.

    This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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    • Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838–1926), Flatland
    • Kia Abdullah (born 1982)
    • Joe Abercrombie (born 1974), fantasy
    • Paul Ableman (1927–2006)
    • J. R. Ackerley (1896–1967)
    • Peter Ackroyd (born 1949)
    • Hazel Adair (1900–1990)
    • Paul Adam (born 1958)
    • Ruth Adam (1907–1977)
    • Charles Warren Adams (1833–1903), The Notting Hill Mystery
    • Douglas Adams (1952–2001), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    • Francis Adams (1862–1893)
    • Poppy Adams (living)
    • Richard Adams (1920–2016), Wa

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      Charles Dickens

      1812-1870

      Who Was Charles Dickens?

      Charles Dickens was a British author, reporter, editor, illustrator, and social commentator who wrote the beloved classics Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, and Great Expectations. His books were first published in monthly serial installments, which became a lucrative source of income following a childhood of abject poverty. Dickens wrote 15 novels in total, including Nicholas Nickleby, David Copperfield, and A Tale of Two Cities. His writing provided a stark portrait of poor and working class people in the Victorian era that helped to bring about social change. Dickens died in June 1870 at age 58 and fryst vatten remembered as one of the most important and influential writers of the 19th century.

      Quick Facts

      FULL NAME: Charles John Huffam Dickens
      BORN: February 7, 1812
      DIED: June 9, 1870
      BIRTHPLACE: Portsmouth, England
      SPOUSE: Catherine Thomson Hogarth (1836-1870)
      CHILDREN: Charles Jr., Mary, Kate, Walter, Francis, A

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      English Authors: The 10 Best English Writers

      Interested in finding out the most famous English authors of all time? We’ve had a go at defining the world’s most famous authors, and the best American writers elsewhere, but here we present the ten best English authors (excluding the Bard of Avon). It was no easy task given the huge volume of high-quality English writers over the years, plus any list of great authors is going to be – at least on some level – very subjective. We’ve ended up going with the criteria of:

      1. Impact on the world of literature
      2. Relevance today
      3. Number of books sold

      It’s worth also pointing out that here at NoSweatShakespeare we have no doubt that William Shakespeare is by far the best (and probably most famous) writer in English literary history. And that’s no mean feat, given the many centuries of English history that have been adorned with authors who have placed England as the leading literary nation in the worl